Comments on: Walt Mossberg Wrote the Safe Article About Ubuntu, “I still advise mainstream, nontechnical users to avoid Linux” http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu/ A fool and his blog are soon parted. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: Lloyd http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-87176 Lloyd Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:59:54 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu-i-still-advise-mainstream-nontechnical-users-to-avoid-linux/#comment-87176 Ed, that is an interesting way to put it. It meets the needs of the two extrema groups. My own experience, supported by design literature, suggests the largest group by far is the people who are comfortable using intermediate features, and that people quickly move from basic experience and seldom become experts. Ed, that is an interesting way to put it. It meets the needs of the two extrema groups. My own experience, supported by design literature, suggests the largest group by far is the people who are comfortable using intermediate features, and that people quickly move from basic experience and seldom become experts.

]]> By: Ed http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-87026 Ed Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:37:58 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu-i-still-advise-mainstream-nontechnical-users-to-avoid-linux/#comment-87026 i just got a linux laptop, and it runs great, i'm very impressed by it. But its almost like i want to recomend it to 2 types of people, really basic users, who i can set up with 3 applications they are going to use, and theyll be happy, or really advanced users who can deal with the issues they are going to run into. i just got a linux laptop, and it runs great, i’m very impressed by it. But its almost like i want to recomend it to 2 types of people, really basic users, who i can set up with 3 applications they are going to use, and theyll be happy, or really advanced users who can deal with the issues they are going to run into.

]]> By: ben http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-86944 ben Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:47:26 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu-i-still-advise-mainstream-nontechnical-users-to-avoid-linux/#comment-86944 I aggree with that, Ubuntu is alot harder to use than XP or vista, but with a little time most people could use it (they should use the package installer e.t.c) I aggree with that, Ubuntu is alot harder to use than XP or vista, but with a little time most people could use it (they should use the package installer e.t.c)

]]> By: Longarm Quilt Girl http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-85464 Longarm Quilt Girl Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:58:24 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu-i-still-advise-mainstream-nontechnical-users-to-avoid-linux/#comment-85464 Vista has treated me well. I love the searching features. it is the new Outlook 2007 that bogs down my system. Vista has treated me well. I love the searching features. it is the new Outlook 2007 that bogs down my system.

]]> By: HonDev http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-74742 HonDev Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:08:42 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu-i-still-advise-mainstream-nontechnical-users-to-avoid-linux/#comment-74742 I'm reasonably technically minded and still Ubuntu isn't working perfectly for me. I still have to close down applications with sound so I can hear sound on another application. I have to download youtube videos because the flash plugins don't work properly in firefox (with sound). I'm sticking with Ubuntu because its way easier for development and backup purposes. I’m reasonably technically minded and still Ubuntu isn’t working perfectly for me.

I still have to close down applications with sound so I can hear sound on another application.

I have to download youtube videos because the flash plugins don’t work properly in firefox (with sound).

I’m sticking with Ubuntu because its way easier for development and backup purposes.

]]> By: "dealcracker" of probargains.com http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-73806 "dealcracker" of probargains.com Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:44:13 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/walt-mossberg-wrote-the-safe-article-about-ubuntu-i-still-advise-mainstream-nontechnical-users-to-avoid-linux/#comment-73806 I think a lot the reluctance that I encounter comes from the fact that people don't want to learn a completely new OS. It is true that moving to Vista requires some learning. But for and XP users the leap is not that great. When you leap from XP to Ubuntu the learning gap is wide deep. So regardless of how worthy the leap may be, most people are just not going to step off of Windows. I think a lot the reluctance that I encounter comes from the fact that people don’t want to learn a completely new OS. It is true that moving to Vista requires some learning. But for and XP users the leap is not that great. When you leap from XP to Ubuntu the learning gap is wide deep. So regardless of how worthy the leap may be, most people are just not going to step off of Windows.

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