From: Adam Flinton 

Tony Ingenoso wrote:
> I don't see people using open machines in libraries as big office software
> users, maybe I'm wrong though.
>
> The lack of IE compatible plugins, and less than competent video streaming
> for all the assorted web trinkets that vast quanties of web sites assume
> exist is going to make for some unhappy users.
>
>
>
> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:4296dfee$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>Oh quite except that linux & open office have done & for quite some
>>time, but the flock mentality meant that everyone has kept on buying MS.
>
>
Yeah butr the comparative lack of trojans & viruses makes for some happy users.

My mother was moved (by me) to mandrake coz win98 was simply acting as a
virus/troj/sploit magnet.

She has been free of such things since & w/o any doubt it's the major
advatage over windows IHO. I'd moved her onto OO & Moz on win98 before
the move so she was used to her main apps already.

I have had one semi-support call since & that wasn't linux (turned out
she'd pulled the power supply out of the scanner).

I was having to mess about everytime I visited & pay flying visits to
try & get her back onto the net (predominantly for email).

Adam

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