One big thing Microsoft, Apple, and all CTOs can learn from Ubuntu

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:18:33 -0400
Kevin Hunter <hunteke at earlham.edu> wrote:

> At 6:28am -0400 Tue, 13 Apr 2010, Graham Todd wrote:
> > The most telling thing to me was showing a group of stroke-damaged 
> > people how to use Ubuntu and they found it more logical and easier 
> > than Microsoft's offering.  
> 
> This ... is awesome.  Unfortunately, it does not jive with my
> experience of folks older than, say, 55 years of age.  I hazard a
> guess that you have described a happy, but not normal situation.
> Keep up your good efforts though!

It's interesting how different people are in different localities.  My
own experience (age 58, USian mid-west) is that people my age don't even
want to use computers, much less learn anything about them.  I don't
know a single other soul in my age group (or near it) who is the least
bit computer-savvy.
Those around me who /do/ at least have a computer can barely get around
in Winduhs and wouldn't know an upgrade from an applecart (do they
still have those?).  If I happen to mention Ubuntu they think it's a
new browser in competition with their beloved Internet Exploder.

Cybe R. Wizard
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