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> casual computer user You mean casual long-term windows/mac user, I suspect. A user who's been taught by the OS not to use the keyboard much won't use the ke
by mst 15y ago
> casual computer user
You mean casual long-term windows/mac user, I suspect.
A user who's been taught by the OS not to use the keyboard much won't use the keyboard much - if they have to click into a box to do it in general, that's going to encourage it.
Ubuntu is attempting to make things better, not just copy the other desktop OSen. Maybe it'll work, maybe it won't. But the fact it's not what you immediately expect currently doesn't guarantee it to fail.
- jasonkester 15y agoDo they have casual computer users of any other variety?
- tikhonj 15y agoThere are actually plenty (for some value of plenty :)) casual Ubuntu users. Most of them have had Ubunutu set-up by somebody competent, but once they have it, they can use it as casually as they like. The only reason they even need somebody to install it is that they don't realize it's an alternative.
- jacobquick 15y ago"were" there "were" plenty of casual ubuntu users. soon there will be plenty of casual mint users.
- freehunter 15y agoThe amount of converters depends on how many people are telling the casual Ubuntu users what they want instead of letting them decide.
- j23tom 15y agooh so where is all this UI mint innovation ? stop bitching at ubuntu it's silly.
- stinkytaco 15y agoNo, but they are not going to get casual users of other varieties by sitting around copying what's already out there. I'm reserving judgment on HUD for now, but I have a great deal of respect for an OS willing to push the boundary. Of course, I really want Ubuntu to get into the touch space for that reason as well, because that's where casual users seem to be going.
- jiggy2011 15y agoHow on earth are they going to get into the touch space? It's already fragmented enough, not to mention that most tablets/phones are locked down and will prevent people installing an alternative OS anyway. The only way would be to produce their own hardware since they won't make any money licensing their OS. If they're as good at hardware design as they are at software.. I think I'll pass.