[Cialug] Windows 7 Hotcakes

[Todd Walton]

On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Dave Hala Jr <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
> You assume that people are making a choice to use Vista/Windows 7. They
> aren't. They are just making a choice to get a new computer and whatever
> it comes with, is what they get.
>
> When you explain the options to them and explain the differance between
> Vista/7/Mac/Linux, most feel like Windows is the best choice.

So, even if people weren't forced to choose Windows (new computer)
they'd still choose it?  Then I don't have to assume that they're
making the choice.  It turns out the same either way.

> When was the last time someone emailed a .wmv file to your mom, running
> linux and she could view it by just clicking on it? Same with the newer
> versions of word and excel. The average person wants an appliance where
> everything works.

I, too, dream sometimes that a computer can be an appliance.  It's
unfortunate that it can't.

> I gave up trying to get .wmv files to play on my centos 5 x64 machine.
> I've got actual work to get done, I don't have time to screw around with
> it, I'm actually money ahead to just put a windows 7 laptop on my desk
> next to my Linux machine.

You're money ahead.  But I hold out hope that that kind of BS will put
an enterprising Linux company money ahead by fixing it.

> Until that goes away, Windows 7 and Vista, won't suck, no matter
> how much they suck.

Great line.

--
Todd