That part about copied software is very true.. Or else, they have already got Windows pre-installed on their computer when they buy it, and thus, they don't feel the price difference so much..
Question : Does SCAN sell OEM versions of Windows? Because their prices are too cheap to be true? On Sunday 06 November 2005 8:27 pm, Keith Vassallo wrote: > Part of the problem is that Maltese people are used to using copied > software. So: > > 1) There really is no price advantage for them if they switch to Linux > (its's free anyway) > 2) They're not used to paying for software - so they won't buy Cedega, > which enables you to run some really good Windows games on Linux > > Many people seem to think that Linux tried to take over the world and > failed. This, of course, is not the case. Linux never tried to take over > the world - we just want to be heard as a sane alternative to Windows. > > Keith > > Jean Azzopardi wrote: > > Yes, people are very conservative... > > They expect Linux to be the same as Windows, from the GUI downwards.. > > > > Then you have the people who don't know anything about their system. A girl > > once told me her hard drive had 512 mb... (and her computer is fairly recent, > > so she was mistaking RAM for hard disk space)... > > > > And given that a large proportion of us teenagers just use the pc for > > games...this gives Linux a large disadvantage.. I have switched to open > > source games (just finished gl-117), and I love them, but I doubt my friends > > will! > > > > Wine definitely needs to improve in this regard... > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >
