“Question: Why is it that the average computer
user still chooses to spend hundreds of dollars on Windows or Mac
when there are countless Linux alternatives that they could
download, install and make use of completely free of charge?“The PC market is extremely cut-throat. It has to be because
consumers will go to great lengths to save a few bucks when buying
their latest system…”
“Adrian Kingsley-Hughes wrote a piece over at ZDNet addressing
what he views as ‘five crucial things the Linux community doesn’t
understand about the average computer user.’ I’ll examine each of
his points, and hopefully help him see things a little differently.
Frankly, the biggest reason people aren’t switching to GNU/Linux
has a lot more to do with the pervasiveness of the Microsoft brand
than any of the issues Adrian raised.“Adrian suggests that ‘There are millions of users out there who
just get on and use their PCs without any real difficulty…'”
“The response to the Five crucial things the Linux community
doesn’t understand about the average computer user post I made the
other day was, well overwhelming. With some of you I think that the
post rung a bell, while with others it must have touched a nerve.
I’m pretty sure that getting over 750 TalkBack comments in a couple
of days is some kind of record here at ZDNet…'”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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