Subj : Re: Computers
To   : Mhansel739
From : StormTrooper
Date : Fri Aug 16 2024 15:09:11

 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
 Mh> user has. And their purchase is based on a need - a need to get a
 Mh> computer that is working right now, and taking the time to install a new
 Mh> OS is not a top priority. 

There are some locals that will flog you a new system with some distro linux on it, although they tend to be few and far between.  The other thing MicroSloth and Apple have going for them is consistency... you can pretty much be certain what works now, will work in the next version... Not sure if its still the case, but it used to feel like reinventing the wheel every time you got a new linux install..   with whatever desktop manager was the flavour of the month.

The other thing is, for better or worse Windoze remains the lowest common denominator, so its more than likely going to do what some 95% of consumers are going to ask of it, and they won't look any further.

ST

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