[Gllug] Open Source lobbying meeting - UKUUG London Thurs 19th

[John G Walker]

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:21:01 +0100 Richard Turner
<richard at zygous.co.uk> wrote:

> Judging by the success stories we all hear about Linux enthusiasts
> converting their friends' and relatives' computers to Linux, I think
> those people impressed by glitz and put-off by lack of games support
> are the minority. It's by targeting "normal" home users, who care
> about ease of use, security and good support from a friend or
> relative that Linux will become steadily more "mainstream", i.e.
> something that Joe Bloggs PC user will not only have heard of, but
> may even recognise, at least to the same degree as he'd recognise
> that MacOS isn't Windows.

Quite. Would it mater if Windows became a niche product for games, just
as Macs are a niche product for design and publishing?

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 All the best,
 John
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