Goodsounds;340760 Wrote: > > "the "computer as toaster" folks will never knowingly install Linux. > They will never choose Linux." > > 100 percent correct > > "a large section of the population uses Linux without even knowing it > every day, and likes it" > > First part is correct, of course, second part is not. > > "if that box comes with Windows, Linux, or OSX is pretty much > irrelevant" > > If by box, you mean PC, it is not irrelevant. If the box has Linux, it > would not be purchased in the first place. Other than by mistake. >
You forgot to poll my computer illiterate parents, who are happily using my eee pc (running a cousin of Debian) while on vacation, and want to buy one because they like it so much. I'm pretty sure they know it's not running Windows. -- Skunk http://www.last.fm/user/TheSkunk/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52592 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
