On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:18:41 -0500, JEDIDIAH wrote:
> On 2008-03-13, Charlie Wilkes <charlie_wilkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:20:50 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> | But maybe the decision was much more personal. There is a strong
>>> executive | tie between Microsoft and Wal-Mart. |
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>> Bah! I have been reading the back-and-forth about this WalMart thing
>> for two days now. It's time for Linux enthusiasts to face the facts.
>> Linux is not yet fully mainstream, and it presents idiosyncrasies and
>> rough edges that most WalMart customers would be hard-pressed to
>> address.
>
> So does Windows. It always has. People have either just grown accustomed
> to it ("computers just crash by nature") or they put up with it do to
> the perception that "it runs everything".
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>> Example 1: I had a hell of a time setting up a dialup connection on my
>> laptop... I figured out what kind of modem I had, installed the right
>> driver, configured everything properly, and then had to spend two hours
>> hunting for information so I could figure out why it didn't work.
>
> What is this 1994?
The experience was reminiscent of that era. But it was about a month ago.
Charlie
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