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	misterc	2012-04-06 , 07:58
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Originally Posted by Etchelon

Yeah, maybe normal people's thoughts fly to the many viruses they caught while using their PCs, when they read "Microsoft", but they know it's their fault and that there are antivirus programs.

there is the $$$ too...
ppl realize they spend a fortune and get... nothing
where, indeed, malware comes in...
(FYI, even LostDOS comes with a basic anti-virus, nowadays...)
and GNU / Linux seems a very attractive alternative, where (nearly) everything is free and there is broad community support (free, as well)

and then ppl hear about wp, be it with or without a NOKIA logo, hear the horrific story of ppl who have to use such devices from their work (or decided to get one) and think... why should i trap myself into this again?
they may not be geeks, but they are not that ignorant (or blind)

Originally Posted by Etchelon

Switching point of view, what comes to people's mind when they hear Linux? Nothing, for the majority, and "hell no!!! That weird geek stuff where you can't even install programs with a simple double click" for many others, me included (I'm very experienced with Windows and tech-products but hey, isn't it ridiculous that I couldn't easily install nvidia drivers on my laptop, using Ubuntu (supposedly the most user friendly of all Linux distros)?

GNU / Linux is certainly the last thing a (dumb) iPotato user would think about. actually, even not so dumb iPotato user are strongly discouraged to thing that

but indeed, most ANDroid users don't even know what GNU / Linux is, leave alone what it stands for...
they simply grab all the (free) apps

Originally Posted by Etchelon

Anyway, just wanted to say that in most people's mind Microsoft Windows == computers, they don't consider anything else.

see above...
when ppl think m$, they think... awwwww
if they think @ all >¦-)

Originally Posted by Etchelon

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next time, get some facts into your trolling, maybe?

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