[Sussex] Linux and the Average User

[Mark Harrison (Groups)]

On Mon, 2005-07-11 at 22:17 +0100, Geoff Teale wrote:
> On Monday 11 July 2005 21:38, Mark Harrison (Groups) wrote:

> > - wants to surf and get the "web experience", including Flash, and,
> > alas, VBScript
> 
> VBScript?  You spend too much time in corporate networks, VBScript is the 
> domain of the intranet developer whose been sent on an "Interdev" course. - I 
> can't think of a single notable web site that uses VBScript, that isn't to 
> say that they don't exist, but that as a requirement I don't think it covers 
> the "Average" case.

I was trying to make a slightly different point. I agree that,
fortunately, VBScript is niche. 

However, if "average user" detects ANY loss of functionality with Linux
compared to Windows, (s)he's going to feel that "this is no good."

I say this from bitter front-line support experience :-(

M.