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Message-ID: <28f529ba0801291257u44dd8108n46a2cfffcf8d98f8@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:57:08 -0700
From: blah <blah@...kogre.com>
To: "Tremaine Lea" <tremaine@...il.com>
Cc: "full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk" <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Save XP
While I see more *nix folks, I also see more computer savvy folks in
general, so I'm not sure the proportions have necessarily changed.
I also can count the number of "normal" (non-IT) home users using linux on 1
hand, still. I don't see evidence of *nix making serious inroads into the
average consumer market.
On Jan 29, 2008 5:52 AM, Tremaine Lea <tremaine@...il.com> wrote:
>
> I think you'd have to admit that strength is diminishing. I run into a
> heck of a lot more people running linux (usually Ubuntu) these days than
> I did even 5 years ago. While Windows has been pre-eminent for a long
> time, a growing segment of people are tired of the security maintenance
> and pains that come with running it, and are willing to tolerate lapses
> in some areas if it means they aren't constantly having to worry about
> webpages and emails causing them to lose all their data and Reinstall
> Yet Again (tm) I think there is a kind of battle weariness on the part
> of the average pc user when it comes to Windows, and getting them to try
> something new to provide a break from it is remarkably easy.
>
>
> --
> Tremaine Lea
> Network Security Consultant
> Intrepid ACL
> "Paranoia for hire"
>
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