Why apple is so popular

[Odd]

Knapp wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 7:09 PM, user1 <bqz69 at telia.com> wrote:
>> Talked to my son in usa to day.
>>
>> He said, that the main reason apple is so popular in USA is:
>>
>> 1. The hardware is very stable and has a very good quality without hardly
>> any problems.
>>
>> 2. The Graphic is nice to look at.
>>
>> 3. Ease of use.
>>
>> 4. Very few viruses.
>>
>> So my conclusion is that linux is as good as apple except for the
>> hardware, which are all kinds of mixed brands and qualities.
>>
>> My laptop (not apple) has been to be repaired twice.
>>
>> My son has had two laptops (not apple) discarded, and he i now using a
>> netbook, which is hardly usable, everything is too small.
>>
>> So what is needed for the linux community is a very stable and good
>> quality hardware which works together.
>>
>> Sorry if this is a little off topic, but it is an important subject.
>>
>> Please DO NOT make this a flame war, but think about it.
>>
>> I really want to make linux the BEST :-)
> 
> Sadly Ubuntu is not as stable as Apple and it is not as user friendly.
> I just added a Wacom tablet to my computer. I have had all sorts of
> problems with it.

I don't see what this has to do with Ubuntu's stability or 
user-friendliness.
It's a device.

> I, being a programmer, can overcome this but the
> normal user? Other problems, my webcam will not work as well with
> linux as with MS or Apple do to the company not writing software or
> drivers for it

MS does not write drivers for webcams other than their own.

> and my Logitech multibutton mouse is a real pain to
> make work with all the software(Yes the basic 3 buttons work), And
> lets not even talk about sound. Linux is full of little problems like
> this. It is a great system but it is not that newbie friendly. I think
> that this, " remove the paper cuts" project is the right way to go and
> should get a lot more attention!

You seem to be talking about 3rd party peripherals. If you check,
you'll find a lot of those that do not work at all, or satisfactorily
with Windows or MacOS. In fact, Linux supports a lot of stuff that
was obsoleted by newer versions of Windows not being compatible
with drivers written for older versions of that OS.

In any case, it's a good practice to actually check if the OS one is
using actually supports the hardware _before_ buying it.

-- 
Odd