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Re: [PLUG] OT: Linux Business Forum
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There is a psychology of brand names at work here.
Linux does not give them comfort because there is no corporate hierarchy
behind it. Both IBM and Windows have brand names behind them.
My kids seem mesmerized by the brand name and corporate logo.
They do not believe that anything can be meaningful without the backing of
some corporation with advertising budget.
I really have to make an installation work to do games that they like and
connect on the web to make them believe that they can really do this
sh..stuff themselves and not need corporate assistance.
bs
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Arthur S. Alexion wrote:
> On Friday 18 October 2002 09:54 am, Bob Schwier wrote:
> > The problem is simply the time to go through learning Unix. Most of
> > the students are innately familiar with Windows from high school and
> > home. That's part of the reason I wanted to create the Linux boxes
> > from old give away computers. Some familiarity in high school with
> > Unix or Linux would make the transition easier.
>
> I would agree that the windows habit starts in school, except that it
> was that long ago that you couldn't find a windows or dos computer in a
> school -- they were all Apple (avoid the temptation to say Macs, my
> wife's fifth grade class room still has a few IIe's loaded with math
> games). That didn't cause an Apple hegemony in the business world, so
> I'd say this is a red herring.
> --
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