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RE[2]: Remember folks
by kaiwai on Sat 23rd Aug 2008 11:46 UTC in reply to "RE: Remember folks"
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For some, their computer is a lifestyle statement.

For those in the third world - it isn't. It is a means to an end; a tool to make themselves either more efficient at work or a way of educating themselves (and thus improve their lot in life).



Maybe you can learn what a damn example is before posting off snarky posts - or are you always this rude?



The end user makes no differentiation between the hardware and software, They see a big magical machine consuming electricity that does stuff for them. Join the real world one day and you'll see what the sheeple do.


Probably most people. People know the difference between OSs.

Which then destroys the typical assumption that an end user has no choice in the operating system market; if they did know what an operating system is, and knew how to install it - then people wouldn't care about OEM installs of Linux, they would do it themselves.



If the hardware is running a new version of the operating system/hardware combination, they want to make sure that their software can work - refer back to the 'magical box' statement I made previously.



No, I never said that. I said that banking your whole future on being the 'cheap mans operating system' whilst ignoring the high end of town is foolish at best.


Of course Mr Alpha Male, chest better - real men don't eat quiche



They'll move up market to what they deem as being the 'thing' which middle class have. A computer gets work done, but when you have more time, more money - your priorities change.


More alpha male chest beating I see.


And what advantages are these?



So they should stay in a cardboard box in otherwords, "don't raise your expctations, just keep them really low so that I have my ego regular massaged by the number of Linux users".




I've always said they shouldn't waste their time on the low end of town, just as I've said that the 'race to the bottom' in the PC industry is hurting more than it is helping the over all IT industry.

Edited 2008-08-23 11:47 UTC

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