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Title: Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Post by: sam on August 03, 2010, 15:13

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Not surprisingly, the misperception that Linux is harder to use than other operating systems is also one that competing vendors routinely use to scare potential new users away from Linux.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202364/is_linux_really_harder_to_use.html

Title: Re: Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Post by: davy51 on August 03, 2010, 15:27

I dont think its harder but different

It strikes me to be close to the same problem as switching from Windows XP to Windows Vista

Some of the same conditions apply

Title: Re: Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Post by: Simon on August 03, 2010, 16:58

What, you go from a good operating system to a crappy one?  :devil: ;D

Title: Re: Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Post by: Rik on August 03, 2010, 17:12

 :laugh:

Title: Re: Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Post by: GillE on August 03, 2010, 18:22

I had to go from XP to Vista when I bought a new computer :( .  As I've said before, I'd switch to Linux like a shot if it had better support for television cards and dongles.

Title: Re: Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Post by: davy51 on August 03, 2010, 19:48

Support is getting much better
I switched to keep from running Vista I wanted nothing to do with it

Title: Re: Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Post by: sam on August 04, 2010, 05:55

sorry gill but I always have to try and solve things:

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dongles

??

Title: Re: Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Post by: sam on August 04, 2010, 05:56

Quote from: Simon on August 03, 2010, 16:58

What, you go from a good operating system to a crappy one?  :devil: ;D

lol.

I have Vista installed on my laptop too - it came with it and so I just repartitioned it when I got it.... I booted it to play a game I was having issues installing in Ubuntu (/my VM wasn't working properly with it) - it was like using a really s**t computer instead of my kickass machine.... reminded me just why I use Linux - performance rules.

Title: Re: Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Post by: GillE on August 04, 2010, 14:21

Dongles are those little gadgets that fit into a USB socket.  Some TV receivers are dongles.

Title: Re: Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Post by: sam on August 04, 2010, 14:45

when I hear dongle I specifically think security / authentication.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongle


but I see what you mean.