The main problem is that everything is so damn hard to install.... there are a lotta different ways to install programs in linux and if you don't wanna spend hours learning to install new drivers forget about that all together. If a linux n00b installs a new video driver and screws up they loose the gui and then they are totally lost(happened to me a few times) When one does manager to screw up drivers it is generally faster to just reinstall than figure out how to fix it. What doesn't help at all is that there are too many different "standards" to do things which, I might add, are never very standard. In windows you pop in a cd and hit next, next, next, next,next and everything is done for you. No brain required. Not mentioning gaming of course.... Linux is somthing you need time and a desire to learn... most people like wasting their time and dont ever want to think to do anything which says a lot about our society but nehow windows is just a lot easier to learn and i you do screw up yer drivers it gives you a generic that at least gives yer command typing impaired a way to try to rectify the problem.... linux may be more stable, and generally just better imo but windows is easier to use without a doubt.... linux geeks may not think so, but when you know somthing of course it's easy for you. That doesn't mean it is easy tho. P.S.: I love my Mandrake so no microsoft flaming me:P Incoherent Rant Mode Deactivated
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The main problem is that everything is so damn hard to install.... there are a lotta different ways to install programs in linux and if you don't wanna spend hours learning to install new drivers forget about that all together. If a linux n00b installs a new video driver and screws up they loose the gui and then they are totally lost(happened to me a few times) When one does manager to screw up drivers it is generally faster to just reinstall than figure out how to fix it. What doesn't help at all is that there are too many different "standards" to do things which, I might add, are never very standard. In windows you pop in a cd and hit next, next, next, next ,next and everything is done for you. No brain required. Not mentioning gaming of course.... Linux is somthing you need time and a desire to learn... most people like wasting their time and dont ever want to think to do anything which says a lot about our society but nehow windows is just a lot easier to learn and i you do screw up yer drivers it gives you a generic that at least gives yer command typing impaired a way to try to rectify the problem.... linux may be more stable, and generally just better imo but windows is easier to use without a doubt.... linux geeks may not think so, but when you know somthing of course it's easy for you. That doesn't mean it is easy tho. P.S.: I love my Mandrake so no microsoft flaming me :P
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