The thing is, you know, Windows is a prevalent OS on a more general scale outside of geekdom. I for one don't know squat about programming or a lot of other tech stuff. But I can use a computer and being from Silicon Valley I like to see what's going on. So geez, I use Windows. It's got about a million problems with it, but I can write papers and surf the web etc. and I didn't have time to figure out Linux or whatever. Thus, Windows it is, simply because that's what was on the box when I bought it and I have other things to do besides mess with my computer all the time, no offense to those who find that kind of thing to be interesting.
This guy just didn't know how to do it right. It's way easier than he makes it sound. I'm on my compuer a good part of the day when I'm not in class...I can shop with Webvan, get news from/. and NY Times, talk to people with ICQ/IM, contact people with e-mail, and some of my class lectures are even stored as RealPlayer movies on the class webpage. Etc, etc. Sure, not all these services are available to everyone, but they will/can be...that's the future of the Internet, at least potentially.
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The thing is, you know, Windows is a prevalent OS on a more general scale outside of geekdom. I for one don't know squat about programming or a lot of other tech stuff. But I can use a computer and being from Silicon Valley I like to see what's going on. So geez, I use Windows. It's got about a million problems with it, but I can write papers and surf the web etc. and I didn't have time to figure out Linux or whatever. Thus, Windows it is, simply because that's what was on the box when I bought it and I have other things to do besides mess with my computer all the time, no offense to those who find that kind of thing to be interesting.
This guy just didn't know how to do it right. It's way easier than he makes it sound. I'm on my compuer a good part of the day when I'm not in class...I can shop with Webvan, get news from /. and NY Times, talk to people with ICQ/IM, contact people with e-mail, and some of my class lectures are even stored as RealPlayer movies on the class webpage. Etc, etc. Sure, not all these services are available to everyone, but they will/can be...that's the future of the Internet, at least potentially.