Re: Why

[Ian Zimmerman <itz@lbin.com>]

>>>>> "Nate" == aphro  <nate@firetrail.com> writes:

Nate> i believe the key to linux expansion is pre installed
Nate> machines. users will be very hesitant to change their OS from
Nate> something that works for them, even if it means upgrading from
Nate> win95 to win98 or nt or win3 to win9x. this isnt something that
Nate> can be blamed on linux but on installing any other OS.

Exactly, I agree completely.  It would be interesting to see
statistics on what percentage of new Windoze users actually install
the OS themselves, but the figure I'd bet on is quite low.  :-)

As for the Great Universal Windows Installer, there are non-SVGA cards
out there, like the Hercules and clones.  Does Windows 9[0-9] work at
all on those?

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