Ubuntu usability test

[Liam Proven]

2008/12/27 Brian Fahrlander <wheeldweller at gmail.com>:
> Ari Torhamo wrote:
>> Have you used a thumb drive on their stuff, then used it on ours? Big
>> difference!
>>
>> I haven't used a thumb drive on Windows, but indeed they work very well
>> on Ubuntu.
>>
>>
>   Try it sometime.  Some versions (XP Home, I believe) act like you've
> just inserted some kind of alien probe; no less than six messages, all
> of which the user can do little about, "Unconfigured Device Discovered"
> and "New drive attached" and so on. The thing is, the client KNOWS it's
> new, wants to see it, and expects no configuration to be required.
> Under Linux it's install-n-use.  XP Pro seems less spastic about it.

Er, no. XP Home is just XP Pro with a bunch of features disabled
(local policy editor, admin account, multiprocessor support, domain
connectivity, stuff like that.) They are the same product; XP Pro just
has more features turned on.

There is no difference in their device handling.

Now, I could credit there might be differences in device handling
between different service pack releases, but not between Home and Pro.
In which case, all you're doing is propagating FUD, and that is never
helpful, so I suggest you don't.

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