Rob wrote: > > The reason windows is so popular, besides B.G.'s shrewd > %*&^(#$ business acumen, is they can buy a computer with > it installed, plug in and go. > Until, or even if, Linux becomes more user friendly it > won't go over with the common everday user
As you have said, the key feature of Windows success is that it comes pre-installed on the computer. The everyday user does not have to install Windows; he does not have to configure it for his hardware. User-friendliness is not the issue. A pre-installed, pre-configured KDE desktop is very user-friendly. Point-and-click, no problem. All the complaints I hear about "unfriendly" Linux relate to installation and configuration. These are side issues, unrelated to the everyday user who buys a new computer with pre-configured GUI operating system and pre-installed software. In this context Linux can be just as user-friendly as Windows. Cheers, Steven
