Re: [PLUG] OT OEM software

["Mike Leone" <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

> On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 12:06:30PM -0500, Mike Leone wrote:
> : > Solution: Always build your own!  Pre-builts are not as good anyway.
> :
> : Not a solution: Not everyone can build their own, nor do they want (or
need)
> : to learn.
>
> Used to not be a solution: Today, ANYONE can build a PC.  It's not exactly
> rocket science, you know....  The extent of the "learning" involved is
> reading the 10-20 page booklet that comes with the motherboard you buy
> (and that's only if you can't figure out what to plug in where).
>
> Of course, I'm assuming we're talking about our *target* audience here.
> After all, this is PLUG - you know, a bunch of Linux users.

For PLUG, I'd agree with you. But the conversation started with Kyle's
parents buying a PC at a mass-market retail store. While they might be that
technically proficient at PC hardware, I'd bet they were in the minority of
folks their age who are. Hell, of folks of ANY age; more people than not
have no interest in hardware.

>
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