__/ [ Larry Qualig ] on Sunday 05 November 2006 15:43 \__
>
> ed wrote:
>> On 5 Nov 2006 07:13:40 -0800
>> "Larry Qualig" <lqualig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > So let's hypothesize and put Linux into the hands of 600 million
>> > users. Will 0.21% of them somehow manage to screw-up their system?
>>
>> depends how one gives it to them.
>
> I don't think that it would make a significant difference. Keep in mind
> that while the MS estimate is probably low, the estimate from Symantec
> is most certainly high. After all it's in Symantecs best interest for
> this number to be as large as possible since they sell "solutions" for
> this problem. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle or 0.125%
> of users.
>
> It's pretty safe to say that 0.125% of users is about the same number
> who are unable to find the "any key" on their keyboard or who think
> that the CD-ROM drive is a coffee cup holder. These 0.125% are the same
> people who don't RTFM and who will say "super user... that's me. I'm a
> super user so that's how I'll run all of my apps."
*LOL* @ "super user"
Why Has Microsoft Abandoned the Power User?
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| I don't know about you, but I'm feeling abandoned these
| days, as Windows Vista and Internet Explorer are
| increasingly closed off.
|
| How about you -- do you see any evidence of this
| disturbing trend?
`----
http://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2006/10/why_has_microsoft_abandoned_th.html
Microsoft Power Users, Part II
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| There's no Microsoft Power User "WinHEC" out there. Microsoft
| is all about the developer, and seldom seems to cater to the
| true enthusiasts. There's a loosely-constructed MVP program
| (of which I am a member, with the Windows Digital Media
| distinction), but no real company mission to listen to what's
| going on in the world outside the Microsoft (to use their word)e
| cosystem. And because of that, we end up with sloppy,
| "just good enough" experiences. My earlier post on the
| pre-beta of Longhorn illustrates my point ENTIRELY.
|
| [...]
|
`----
http://chris.pirillo.com/2005/04/27/microsoft-power-users-part-i/
Here, sir, have some Unix (sic).
http://maulakai.blogspot.com/2006/11/unix-candy.html
Best wishes,
Roy
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