On Sun, 8 Sep 2019 11:55:45 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Sunday, 8 September 2019 16:26:06 UTC+1, T i m wrote:

I wonder what it is that makes people like you ignore things like 80%
of the desktop using market are perfectly happy using Windows

they aren't.

Strange they aren't all looking for a replacement then? Why are Apple
not selling more machines (than the 10% they have been stuck on for
years) or Linux doing better than 5% (again, for years)?

And pLease don't give me all that conspiracy theory bs.

https://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp

They get loads of malware,

'They'? I haven't, the Mrs hasn't, daughter hasn't, in fact, millions
of people haven't.

they get to pay techs to fix problems,

But at least they have the option. Again, how many people have access
to the kid next door to fix their Linux machines ... compared with
Windows ones?

and pay every time they get a new machine.

Because it's often a new version. And exactly how much do they pay for
it? How much cheaper can you get a PC for without Windows installed?
Answer, even the Linux user-admins know it makes sense to buy a
Windows PC and install Linux dual boot.

Feel free to go out & ask people if those are features they want in a computer.

Bwhaha ... only if you offer to install Linux for them free and pay me
£10 when they want Windows back on again!

I have *never* said Windows is perfect or that I'm particularly
interested in any OS, it's just that after installing and maintaining
OS's for nearly 40 years, I have a reasonable idea of what works for
'most people' and Linux REALLY isn't it.

Well, it's fine in their phone, TV, doorbell, STB, just not on their
desktop. Strangely, Linus himself agrees with me ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8oeN9AF4G8

And again ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFKxlYNfT_o


Cheers, T i m