'Re: Laptop new'

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List:       fedora-list
Subject:    Re: Laptop new
From:       BRUCE STANLEY <bruce.stanley () prodigy ! net>
Date:       2007-07-17 19:30:18
Message-ID: 361444.49162.qm () web81803 ! mail ! mud ! yahoo ! com
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"Erik P. Olsen" <erik@epo.dk> wrote:

David Fletcher wrote:
> At 10:15 17/07/2007, you wrote:
> 
>> People tend to find things when they are ready for them, or when they
>> become interested in them. Either way, they are either prepared to put
>>
>> The "plain people" you refer to, Karl, have had access to Linux since
>> it's birth; that has pretty much been the soul of the system since it
>> evolved past the stage of being graded by a crusty old professor.
>>
>> When people want it, it will be there for them.
>>
>> Just my opinion, though, apologies if it ruffles any feathers.
>>
>> Andy
> 
> Andy,
> 
> No, it wouldn't ruffle my feathers even if I had any.
> 
> As I see it, there are two problems with Linux adoption:-
> 
> 1) The "plain people" don't know it's there
> 
> 2) Even when they are told that it's there, they still don't use it
> 
> The first is because of the relative sizes of the publicity machines. 
> Flashy prime time TV advertising wins out over word of mouth every time.
> 
> The second, I'm not sure exactly why it is, but I can think of several 
> possibilities:-
>  They're incompetent
>  They don't want to toss out products they've paid good money for
>  They're scared of trying out something completely different
>  They think something that's free can't work properly
>  They're just plain stupid

And their friends got it.

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You left out a third possiblity...

lack of drivers, espically for laptops....

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"Erik P. Olsen" &lt;erik@epo.dk&gt; wrote:<blockquote \
class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; \
padding-left: 5px;"> David Fletcher wrote: &gt; At 10:15 17/07/2007, you \
wrote: &gt; &gt;&gt; People tend to find things when they are ready for them, \
or when they &gt;&gt; become interested in them. Either way, they are either \
prepared to put &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; The "plain people" you refer to, Karl, have \
had access to Linux since &gt;&gt; it's birth; that has pretty much been the soul \
of the system since it &gt;&gt; evolved past the stage of being graded by a crusty \
old professor. &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; When people want it, it will be there for \
them. &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Just my opinion, though, apologies if it ruffles any \
feathers. &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Andy &gt; &gt; Andy, &gt; &gt; No, it \
wouldn't ruffle my feathers even if I had any. &gt; &gt; As I see it, there \
are two problems with Linux adoption:- &gt; &gt; 1) The "plain people" don't \
know it's there &gt; &gt; 2) Even when they are told that it's there, they \
still don't use it &gt; &gt; The first is because of the relative sizes of the \
publicity machines. &gt; Flashy prime time TV advertising wins out over word of \
mouth every time. &gt; &gt; The second, I'm not sure exactly why it is, but I \
can think of several &gt; possibilities:- &gt; They're incompetent &gt; \
They don't want to toss out products they've paid good money for &gt; They're \
scared of trying out something completely different &gt; They think something \
that's free can't work properly &gt; They're just plain stupid And their \
friends got it. -- </blockquote> You left out a third \
possiblity... lack of drivers, espically for laptops....

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