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| 314573 | 2005-01-15 21:10:00 | The following article from the LA Times is worth reading. Of course they would not be having those problems if they used Macs or Linux but what does it take for for people to wake up and realize that Windows in its present form will never be immune from security problems. www.latimes.com Fed up over problems stemming from viruses and spyware, some computer users are giving up or curbing their use of the Web. Staying safe online has gotten too complicated for the average user to do by buying individual products and making them work together," America Online spokesman Andrew Weinstein said. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 314574 | 2005-01-15 21:41:00 | The following article from the LA Times is worth reading . Of course they would not be having those problems if they used Macs or Linux but what does it take for for people to wake up and realize that Windows in its present form will never be immune from security problems . . latimes . com/business/la-fi-fedup14jan14 . story" target="_blank">www . latimes . com Fed up over problems stemming from viruses and spyware, some computer users are giving up or curbing their use of the Web . Staying safe online has gotten too complicated for the average user to do by buying individual products and making them work together," America Online spokesman Andrew Weinstein said . Perhaps if Mac & Linux had the same advertising/publicity/promotion as say WinXP had when it came out more people would consider those platforms . To be honest, most people when they buy a new computer buy HP/Compaq/Acer/Packardbell etc and they buy on price . Then just want to turn them on and use . They are having a hard enough job understanding the new machine as it is, without being bamboozled by Linux command lines etc . |
Horace (6786) | ||
| 314575 | 2005-01-15 23:24:00 | Soon the computer was unusable. It took more than three weeks and $300 to get the thing working again, by which time all the family's data had been wiped out. Where the hell did she take it? Whoever serviced it should be fired. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 314576 | 2005-01-15 23:27:00 | Then just want to turn them on and use. They are having a hard enough job understanding the new machine as it is, without being bamboozled by Linux command lines etc. I agree with you there, but it raises an interesting point - if from the beginning we were educated to use Macs or Linux systems, then they would be as natural to us as Windows is now. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 314577 | 2005-01-15 23:33:00 | Not really Growly. Linux is plain and simple harder to use than Windows from the start IMO. That's not to say people can't learn it - I'm sure a large percentage *could*. I seriously think the kind of people mentioned in this article, with no offense intended to them, are not the sort of people that could handle linux. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 314578 | 2005-01-15 23:37:00 | I dunno, I don't linux is harder to use at all - it took me less time to learn to use fedora core, with it's fancy GUI and super quick install than it did for me to learn Windows . Ofcourse Linux is inherently more complicated because one can delve into the depths as far as one wants, which one cannot do with Windows - but I think the likes of Fedora Core 3 and Mandrake make excellent alternatives to windows that any home user could just as easily as windows pick up . This is perhaps one reason why DSE decided to sell Linux on their PCs (some PCs), although they were probably intended for the "hey I'm cool my DSE computer has linux" factor . IMHO ofcourse . |
Growly (6) | ||
| 314579 | 2005-01-16 02:26:00 | Don't know about Linux sorry but Mac OSX3 Panther is very easy to use. It only took me a couple of days to get totally comfortable with it after using XP, (which I still have). Want to get rid of IE. or most other software ~ Just drag to the Trash and empty. Gone :-) I like that. Apologies to those who actually like IE. Having fun Surfing on Safari. |
Sue (33) | ||
| 314580 | 2005-01-17 02:18:00 | i'm sure many more people would buy macs if they didn't cost an arm and a leg. like I said in the other thread, asthetics is completly different from usability | Edward (31) | ||
| 314581 | 2005-01-17 20:42:00 | I keep hearing that Macs are more expensive but my Mac was actually cheaper than, at that stage, year old XP Box with similar specs except the XP's Hard drive is smaller and it doesn't have the DVD R . W . that my Mac has . Depends on what you want but the New Mac Mini for general, everyday use is not expensive for a Safe Computer . It should arrive in NZ by the end of January . Just use your existing PC Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse if you want to :-) It will certainly help my older friends that are getting upset at all the virus and spyware problems they have with their windows boxes and are not enjoying using them to keep in touch anymore . . apple . co . nz/public/" target="_blank">store . apple . co . nz Take Care out there . |
Sue (33) | ||
| 314582 | 2005-01-17 20:59:00 | I fully agree wiht post #3 .........what ever tech or firm 'fixed' that pc ripped them off or didn't know what they were doin............omg... | drcspy (146) | ||
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