Subj : Re: Computers
To   : Mhansel739
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Aug 15 2024 09:23:20

  Re: Re: Computers
  By: Mhansel739 to MIKE POWELL on Thu Aug 15 2024 06:59 am

 MP>> Microsoft may no longer have the monopolistic deals with PC makers
 MP>> regarding preinstallation of their software (or maybe they do?), but I
 MP>> think the damage was long done before that was stopped.

 Mh> Mike, I think that you hit the nail on the head. When you go to a store
 Mh> (or Amazon for that matter), the computers that you find to buy all have
 Mh> Windows installed or are MacOS. Those are the 2 most likely choices a user
 Mh> has. And their purchase is based on a need - a need to get a computer that
 Mh> is working right now, and taking the time to install a new OS is not a top
 Mh> priority.

 Mh> Yes, the damage has been done. The end users are going to buy what they
 Mh> buy and use it as is (aside from maybe adding some additional software).
 Mh> They want easy and convenient.

These days, I think another factor is that there are a lot of people using tablets and smartphones for a lot of tasks, and retailers selling computers might just be putting less effort into the desktop/laptop computers they sell, because those aren't selling as much as they did years ago.

Nightfox
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