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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally posted by sailor420
For most users, it is. Most users want to plug their stuff in and have it work. They dont want to have to download drivers, compile them, and possibly do a kernel rebuild... Hell, most people dont know what any of those are. For them, Windows works fine. XPs autodetect, while a pain in the ass for many powerusers, is incredible for the average user--plug something in, and it just *works*.
Personally, I use Windows less and less everyday, but Im not your average computer user, neither are most of the people on this board.
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I am not your average user. I build networks and work on plenty of large systems, but I'm not interested in tweaking when I get home. I want it to just work, work easily, I don't want to have to dig into too many FAQs or Forums to find answers if I do have a problem.
From a corporate standpoint, the total cost of ownership for a linux box isn't really good data yet. There's not enough trend. Then there's expertise, yes, you'll find a good person, but when that person hits the wall? finding an answer will take some time possibly more time than MS.
When I ran the support systems I was on the phone with MS on a regular basis, and they were VERY responsive to our needs and addressed them very timely.
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