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I would second this. Many office staff (who tend to be women) just use the computer because it is part of their job and don't learn their way around a system or

I would second this. Many office staff (who tend to be women) just use the computer because it is part of their job and don't learn their way around a system or learn the concepts of files etc. (I am not attempting to be sexist btw - just many people my wife work with in the office don't attempt to learn anything new and can't cope with basic changes to the system; they complain that Word isn't working because they have set the font to white and are typing onto a white background, for example. A web browser is "the Internet" and they don't know the difference between "Windows Explorer" and "Internet Explorer", and have no idea where their files are etc. etc. etc.) I can see why the iPad took off with its lack of usable file system from a user perspective, because you don't need to learn any of the stuff you would with a PC. Icons that have moved is the end of the world for some people. Putting Linux onto a desktop would be like the end of the universe, despite how easy we find it to use.

pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
You really did not have to mention that they were women in your post, that was totally unnecessary. And it is sexist, despite you're saying it isn't.
- 72deluxe 13y ago
  Apologies, it wasn't meant to be sexist but I don't have a comparison. In my experience, all of the women I have worked with have less PC skills than women (and my wife does too); my wife will happily work stuff out but there seems to be a vast swathe of people who don't, and who switching to Linux would be like the end of the universe; that was more what I was trying to imply. This is not to say that there are many women who have skills that vastly outweigh men! EDITED: To stop blabbering. I would update my parent post too for less offence but I have left it too long; apologies.
  - pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
    I get your point. But you could have omitted (who tend to be women)- and (I am not attempting to be sexist btw); you would have gotten the same exact point across.
    - 72deluxe 13y ago
      Understood, and lesson learned!

pikachu_is_cool 13y ago

You really did not have to mention that they were women in your post, that was totally unnecessary. And it is sexist, despite you're saying it isn't.

72deluxe 13y ago
Apologies, it wasn't meant to be sexist but I don't have a comparison. In my experience, all of the women I have worked with have less PC skills than women (and my wife does too); my wife will happily work stuff out but there seems to be a vast swathe of people who don't, and who switching to Linux would be like the end of the universe; that was more what I was trying to imply. This is not to say that there are many women who have skills that vastly outweigh men! EDITED: To stop blabbering. I would update my parent post too for less offence but I have left it too long; apologies.
- pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
  I get your point. But you could have omitted (who tend to be women)- and (I am not attempting to be sexist btw); you would have gotten the same exact point across.
  - 72deluxe 13y ago
    Understood, and lesson learned!