It was his stupidity combined with his arrogance. He obviously thought that the jury was so beneath him intellectually that they'd accept whatever explanation he gave.
Thank you for your comments. Please provide factual data for the following:
1) The number of people that work on a computer all day does not comprise the majority of computer users.
2) The majority of people working on computers use a specialized program.
3) The majority of computer users use a computer for web pages and email at home.
I hope that this was formatted more to your liking.
SnarlSlayer
Your parents do not represent the majority of computer users.
BTW-- did you notice the ellipses? That means that the list was not comprehensive.
SnarlSlayer
1) Use internet
2) Watch youtube
3) Use torrent
4) Draw pic
5) Burn music
6) Mouse speed change
7) Theme change
8) Desktop background change
9) Scree resolution change
10) Advanced image manipulation
11) MSN
12) Install & Use skype
Might be a good test for people in college, but not for people with real jobs. How about these:
1) Connect to the Internet
2) Configure E-Mail Account
3) Develop Spread Sheet with Macros that can be read in Excel.
4) Create company brochure complete with graphics that is ready for the printer and that the boss will approve.
5) Create Database that will track inventory of over 1400 products.
6) Write a 100 page document complete with footnotes and references and then save it in the form of a PDF that can be read in any PDF reader.
7) Using a WSYWIG HTML program, create a website for your small business, upload it to the web and make sure any browser can read it.
8) Write a corporate newsletter and merge all your contacts into it so it seems personalized.
Anyway-- go get the idea. The actual fact is that most people spend the majority of their time in front of a computer while they are in a corporate environment. Since they're forced to use what their company uses, they're not going to put forth the effort to learn Linux so they can use it at home.
Usability should be based on the Business Desktop, not the home user.
And before anybody turns on the Napalm-- I'm a hardcore Linux user. No Windows products-- not even for games. However I also know how the suits think. And doing usabiity tests like this is just going to make them smirk.
SnarlSlayer
I am not a mathematician, however I do know that the question has profound ramifications-- that which has been discovered usually cannot be patented; that which is invented can be patented.
Additionally, once the question is answered (if it can be answered) it's only a matter of time before it's applied to code.
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It was his stupidity combined with his arrogance. He obviously thought that the jury was so beneath him intellectually that they'd accept whatever explanation he gave.
SnarlSlayer
Thank you for your comments. Please provide factual data for the following:
1) The number of people that work on a computer all day does not comprise the majority of computer users.
2) The majority of people working on computers use a specialized program.
3) The majority of computer users use a computer for web pages and email at home.
I hope that this was formatted more to your liking.
SnarlSlayer
Your parents do not represent the majority of computer users. BTW-- did you notice the ellipses? That means that the list was not comprehensive. SnarlSlayer
1) Use internet 2) Watch youtube 3) Use torrent 4) Draw pic 5) Burn music 6) Mouse speed change 7) Theme change 8) Desktop background change 9) Scree resolution change 10) Advanced image manipulation 11) MSN 12) Install & Use skype Might be a good test for people in college, but not for people with real jobs. How about these: 1) Connect to the Internet 2) Configure E-Mail Account 3) Develop Spread Sheet with Macros that can be read in Excel. 4) Create company brochure complete with graphics that is ready for the printer and that the boss will approve. 5) Create Database that will track inventory of over 1400 products. 6) Write a 100 page document complete with footnotes and references and then save it in the form of a PDF that can be read in any PDF reader. 7) Using a WSYWIG HTML program, create a website for your small business, upload it to the web and make sure any browser can read it. 8) Write a corporate newsletter and merge all your contacts into it so it seems personalized. Anyway-- go get the idea. The actual fact is that most people spend the majority of their time in front of a computer while they are in a corporate environment. Since they're forced to use what their company uses, they're not going to put forth the effort to learn Linux so they can use it at home. Usability should be based on the Business Desktop, not the home user. And before anybody turns on the Napalm-- I'm a hardcore Linux user. No Windows products-- not even for games. However I also know how the suits think. And doing usabiity tests like this is just going to make them smirk. SnarlSlayer
I am not a mathematician, however I do know that the question has profound ramifications-- that which has been discovered usually cannot be patented; that which is invented can be patented. Additionally, once the question is answered (if it can be answered) it's only a matter of time before it's applied to code.