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What kind of novice user buys a laptop and questions changing the OS, or even knows what an OS is, or that there is even an alternative? I think you claims are
by mberning 14y ago
What kind of novice user buys a laptop and questions changing the OS, or even knows what an OS is, or that there is even an alternative? I think you claims are ... dubious. Novice users, like my grandmother, never ask me if they should install Windows. They just ask me to fix it after it breaks. And it breaks often. On the contrary, when I put something like an iPad in their hands I go a lot longer between support calls. That's my experience having dealt with more than a few 'novice users'.
- Expez 14y agoYou are right, novice users don't install operating systems, but most laptops come with one pre-installed. Not knowing any better they could simply go by aesthetics when they select computers. In this case they are likely to end up with an Apple product: the computer itself, as well as the UI, looks very good. edit: I was a bit confused by your reply, but I now see why: I wrote 'install Windows' when perhaps should have written 'use Windows, or 'buy a computer with anything but Windows'. My mistake!