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Try to do all those steps again, and look at them from the point of view of someone who does not work in tech...

• usaar333 15y ago
  Of course I have a huge advantage being a programmer, but these days being able to conduct a web search is a required life skill. Kids can't even get out of high school these days without knowing how. The only real tech thing was the apt-get install command. No big deal: the less tech savvy linux user would use a GUI front-end, like kpackagekit. It's as easy to install something as in the app store. They could have even skipped step 1 and just searched kpackagekit for "interior home design". (Users on other OSes can just click the download button)
  • swilliams 15y ago
    One of the big concerns that Marco raises though is that an app direct from the Internet has the potential to really ruin your day, especially if you don't know anything about the field you're searching. With the App Store, you have a reasonable assumption that it won't be a trojan for malware.
    • usaar333 15y ago
      That's fair as far as the App Store is concerned, but really states nothing about iOS (and really is a criticism of Windows). Any Linux distro has its own 'app store' which is just as trustworthy. And afaik macs offer a similar thing; it is just windows that is behind. My main issues with this article are how hand-wavvy his comparison to PCs are. His evidence is enough to say that both home 3D and the iPad are awesome. It is not enough to provide any basis of comparison to a PC ecosystem.