Sometime today, Nikhil Joshi wrote:
That's the point I want to make. Even a 3 year old can use Windows. Now there may be a sarcastic argument that windows is meant for a 3 year old ! Let's leave that aside. But we can
That's not why Windows is popular today. Even Mac OS is easy to use (more than Windows, I've heard). Mac OS X simply rocks (from UI point of view). But look, Windows has more than 90% of the desktop market.
install *only* Linux ? Certainly not. Almost everybody is comfortable with Windows and we certainly have to give Microsoft credit for this.
The reason why most people will not install Linux *only* is because they have come to believe that Windows is the only easy to use OS and that they don't have a choice. Joe Sixpack hasn't even heard of Linux.
He asked me just one question : Can I play all those groovy games on it? I gave up.
Right, Windows is good for him. Let him have it.
We certainly can't say that Linux is best OS around.
There is no "best OS". What is best depends on the requirements. For the gamer, Windows is the best OS and there shouldn't be any doubt about it.
At the end of the day it is up to the individual to decide what he wants from his OS and make a choice wisely.
Ya, but for the average user to make a choice, she should know about the options available. Educating people about GNU/Linux is the Nice Thing (TM) to do now.
Manish