Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Ian Hilliard ] on Sunday 04 June 2006 19:22 \__
>
>> Alex Wolfe wrote:
>>
>>> Here:
>>>
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=188701144
>>>
>>> Basically aimed at newbies.
>>>
>>> Six Things You Didn't Know About Linux: A Beginners' Guide
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Should you give the open-source operating system a whirl? Here are some
>>> answers, along with advice on how to get started.
>>
>> <quote>
>> Apart from the fact that most vendors can make more money with Windows,
>> there are two major reasons more users haven't been convinced to take the
>> Linux plunge. Most importantly, Windows is a one-stop operating system in
>> a box. It ships complete with nearly all the drivers any user could every
>> need, and can be up and running with several mouse clicks, a half-hour
>> wait, and the entry of an annoying license code (which then has to be
>> verified again online within 30 days to prove you didn't steal the
>> thing). </quote>
>
>
> When I had a cursory look at this NG post (seen the article a few days
> ago), I thought the author was referring to Linux, until licences were
> mentioned. Without context, this is /very/ deceiving. Linux can be
> described in the same way (as in the above), only without a licence and
> with /shorter/ installation time. Thereafter, there is also more software,
> which saves /further/ time.
>
> Thumbs up for the author who pointed out the /reason/ why we don't see
> Linux offered by many vendor. It's like that 10p fuse which the shop would
> have hidden in some corner so that you spend a whole pound on some
> 'deluxe' fuse. In reality, them cheaper fuses prove to be more effective,
> too.
>
>
>> It looks like the author has never installed Windows on a computer that
>> doesn't come with a drivers disk from a single. I would recommend that he
>> try to put together a computer out of components and then install Windows
>> on it. It is for the most part a VERY painful process.
>>
>> The author is also a very Windows person and you can tell he tries to put
>> the boot in when ever he can. He also seems to defend the need to have to
>> register your hardware for the OS.
>>
>> He appears to be the wrong person to write an article on moving to Linux.
>> My guess is that the article is more about, why you shouldn't move to
>> Linux.
>
>
> It's a self-pleasing article. An author who uses Windows will always like
> to persuade him/herself (as well as others, for mutual confirmation) that
> the choice s/he had made is the correct one. Nobody likes to admit
> mistake. People are stubborn.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Roy
>
With Windows users it goes more along the line, "More people use Windows
than any other OS; Therefore Windows must be the best OS."
It is of course comparing unrelated items, but it is a belief that Microsoft
like to push. Unfortunately, very few people actually take the time to
analyse their beliefs.
Ian
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