aphro wrote: > > > i believe the key to linux expansion is pre installed machines. users will > be very hesitant to change their OS from something that works for them, > even if it means upgrading from win95 to win98 or nt or win3 to > win9x. this isnt something that can be blamed on linux but on installing > any other OS. >
When I got my first computer (an i386) I had to install DOS and Windows on it. Today, most, if not all, systems come preconfigured. A lot of people I know have bought their first computer within the last year. They'd be hard pressed to install Win98. In fact, I've helped my neighbor re-install once, and I think another is on the horizon, cuz he's complaining about a bunch of weird stuff. Actually, they are a little tenuous when it comes to installing new software. Maybe we can attribute it to the dumbing down of society. -- -------------------------------------------- ) Mark Wagnon ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ( Chula Vista, CA ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( --------------------------------------------
