__/ [ John Hastings ] on Tuesday 22 August 2006 22:12 \__
> I notice that many Windows advocates who (for some reason) try Linux and
> then post immediately that it is crapware, a POS, junk, and so forth, seem
> to let it take over their lives. One gets the impression that the
> experience has ruined their daily routine, digestion, and prospects in
> life. Possibly even lowered their IQ. One would think that in that
> situation, the person would immediately format their drive, load some
> version of Redmond's best, and forget that the horrible experience ever
> happened - rather than relive the experience by torturing us with the
> terrible tale.
>
> Now the same thing happened to me years ago after a really bad couple of
> weeks of 98 or NT or one of those. Indeed it was an upsetting time, but I
> happily moved on to Linux and for some reason didn't feel the need to get
> onto a Redmond product newsgroup and vent all over everyone.
>
> Has anyone seen a Windows poster who has really given Linux a try (not 3
> hours, but several weeks) and who genuinely decides that he doesn't like
> it? And who gives a reasoned list of why? Don't remember any.
I'm actually seeing it now. A friend of mine moved to Ubuntu last night. Cold
turkey. First reaction: this is different, it's not Windows, I don't have
my settings and old programs. After a few hours (I only check my mail once a
day) another message was sent to say that the experience is less daunting.
Suddenly it's apparent that one needs time to learn the new environment and
understand its merits. Everything works out of the box and all the software
(e.g. software suite) is already there. It'll be interesting to watch. As
you say, many people judge and test Linux for a short time, so arguments
about intuition, for example, are biased due to decade-long habits.
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