I think the real problem is that users are stupid. People feel very comfortable with windows. Although Linux has made *huge* strides in usability, Windows still takes the cake.
When there's a problem with Windows, 99 times out of 100 there are easy fixes for it. Sometimes problems crop up under Linux that can take a long time to discover. For example, I was using a dual-processor MSI motherboard, and was having problems that whenever my RAM was totally used up, I got a core dump. Eventually I discovered the problem was a flawed BIOS chip....I discovered this by installing windows on a new HD and presto! First boot, it detected a problem and wouldn't start. After moving the RAM to a separate spot, my problems were solved:)
As the article said, for the most part, people don't have any problems with Linux....but Windows has been dumbed down so much that it makes everything even enough for even the most computer illiterate person to somewhat understand.
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I think the real problem is that users are stupid. People feel very comfortable with windows. Although Linux has made *huge* strides in usability, Windows still takes the cake. When there's a problem with Windows, 99 times out of 100 there are easy fixes for it. Sometimes problems crop up under Linux that can take a long time to discover. For example, I was using a dual-processor MSI motherboard, and was having problems that whenever my RAM was totally used up, I got a core dump. Eventually I discovered the problem was a flawed BIOS chip. ...I discovered this by installing windows on a new HD and presto! First boot, it detected a problem and wouldn't start. After moving the RAM to a separate spot, my problems were solved :)
As the article said, for the most part, people don't have any problems with Linux. ...but Windows has been dumbed down so much that it makes everything even enough for even the most computer illiterate person to somewhat understand.