Yes, but in that case, the more educated user must taylor his/her response.
Firefox for example. The user who knows alot will care how the CSS renders, how the layout is effected by true standards. So that may be an angle to sway him/her. However, the average user couldn't give a hoot. In that case, remind them how it handles popups, the fact that there is very little to no spyware that targets firefox, and the existance of extentions and tabs. The average user will love those features.
Same for Linux. For a pro, mention the superior file structure, use of system resources, the structure and stability of the kernel, the possibilities... For the average user who doesn't know their mouse from their swap, mention the near non-existance of viruses, the stability (no fatal exceptions), the PRICE, how pretty it can be, the gidgets and gadgets you can get for it, the fact that (after you have switched them to firefox) there is NO IE on Linux, and the availability of OpenOffice and its capabilities.
I hold to my point, yes, in a way we must candy coat, but it is what they need. Don't upset them, don't bash that which they currently rely on, just show them the grass, and how green and well kept it is. They will understand why they should hop the fence...
Yes but what he's saying is not a matter of "Y is better than X" it was a conversation "here is what Y can do". He already knew the plusses and minuses of 'X', the reason most people don't switch is not a matter of "my daddys bigger than yours", most people are more mature than that. The hesitation to switch lies in an ignorance to the facts and abilities of 'Y', not an ignorance of the dissabilitys of 'X'.
I have switched many to Firefox doing just that. "You use IE, here is what Firefox can do..." And I have switched everyone I have sat down with. Because I don't get them upset with me. If every Linux advocate sat down with a windows user and just said "Here is what you can do with Fedora/Mandrake/Gentoo/Slackware, the population of Linux users would benifet so much. Much more so than through these flame wars...
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Yes, but in that case, the more educated user must taylor his/her response.
Firefox for example. The user who knows alot will care how the CSS renders, how the layout is effected by true standards. So that may be an angle to sway him/her. However, the average user couldn't give a hoot. In that case, remind them how it handles popups, the fact that there is very little to no spyware that targets firefox, and the existance of extentions and tabs. The average user will love those features.
Same for Linux. For a pro, mention the superior file structure, use of system resources, the structure and stability of the kernel, the possibilities... For the average user who doesn't know their mouse from their swap, mention the near non-existance of viruses, the stability (no fatal exceptions), the PRICE, how pretty it can be, the gidgets and gadgets you can get for it, the fact that (after you have switched them to firefox) there is NO IE on Linux, and the availability of OpenOffice and its capabilities.
I hold to my point, yes, in a way we must candy coat, but it is what they need. Don't upset them, don't bash that which they currently rely on, just show them the grass, and how green and well kept it is. They will understand why they should hop the fence...
Yes but what he's saying is not a matter of "Y is better than X" it was a conversation "here is what Y can do". He already knew the plusses and minuses of 'X', the reason most people don't switch is not a matter of "my daddys bigger than yours", most people are more mature than that. The hesitation to switch lies in an ignorance to the facts and abilities of 'Y', not an ignorance of the dissabilitys of 'X'.
I have switched many to Firefox doing just that. "You use IE, here is what Firefox can do..." And I have switched everyone I have sat down with. Because I don't get them upset with me. If every Linux advocate sat down with a windows user and just said "Here is what you can do with Fedora/Mandrake/Gentoo/Slackware, the population of Linux users would benifet so much. Much more so than through these flame wars...
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