On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Dean Michael C. Berris wrote: > im seeking opinions, and whenever possible, mild language is encouraged. ;-)
Okay. Mild language is expected for reports like these, I suppose. :) > please feel free to pour your hearts and minds out on these casual > questions: > > - have you used Windows? did you like it? why? why not? Yes, it is an inevitable and necessary "evil" because it is the end-user/consumer OS of the majority. I was surprised how Microsoft was able to sell their OS as cutting-edge when the technology has been around for ages. To recall a quote from the early days of Windows95, N year old technology today. I enjoyed the user interface, but they should have gotten it right by then because of all the years of experience (Apple's UI research is probably still ahead) and the amount of money they have spent in research in that area. I like it because I can play nice games. I don't like it because (a) it crashes frequently, (b) it requires me to reboot often when configuring, (c) it requires the newest, fastest, bestest hardware that people with deep pockets take for granted in order for it to function efficiently. > - (assuming that you do use linux) what linux distribution do you use? I currently use Debian GNU/Linux on Intel and Alpha platforms. > - what are the things you see in linux that are not found in Windows? Source code to the OS! Source code to the utilities! A plethora of *N*X programs that would be neat to see on any. Free X Servers. Did I mention Source Code? > if any, what are the things in Windows that you don't see in linux? Hmmm... > - what are the things in Windows that you would want to see in linux? Consumer applications like GAMES. I'd like to see the really nice game titles ported to Linux. Then I'd have NO reason to use Windows unless I'm doing a support call to one of my users. > - why do you think Windows users aren't switching over to linux by now? Marketing. Microsoft has marketed itself so well that it is taken for granted that there is a choice of OS on the home front. Particularly here in the Philippines, I don't see Apple making a dent in the marketshare as much as it does in the US. Availability of products for Linux for the end-user/consumer is also lacking, so it isn't as attractive for consumers who simply want to run products without any fuss. -- ___ Eric Pareja ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | Information Management Service [IMS] \@/ Network and Systems Administrator | University of the Philippines Manila v "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." -Tolkien _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
