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I can come up with an easy answer to that question. The reason I would switch an amateur computer user to a Linux distribution is because if somebody doesn't have enough knowledge to make sure that their firewall is on, virus definitions are updated, or to run spyware scans, they have no business using Windows on the Internet - it's no good. You don't have to run virus scans in Linux...really, the only way to get a virus in Linux is if you ask for it and give it permissions.
So, I drove over my parent's house today to check up on how their computer and how it is working for them. They are totally pleased and have absolutely no problems to report. When I had MS Windows running on their previous system, I would receive phone calls often, reporting that the computer is "not working" .. or .. "it shut off, froze, or Blue-Screened".
After not having any computer problems and then becoming bored, I decided to take an old Cannon Printer they had laying around and plug it in. It was an All-In-One type printer (printer scanner and card reader). After I plugged this All-in-one in, it immediately worked. Sweet. I didn't need to find the "Printer Driver CD",like trying to find a diaper for a baby in a panic.
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I can think of another reason... If all they do is surf the net, send emails, maybe a litte IM and an occasional letter written, why shell out 100's of $$$$$ for that? Linux can do that for nothing and do it well = without all the hassles you mentioned above. And, quite honestly, I'm not a techie at all, and I can fix problems in Linux. I can't make heads or tails of that darned registry in Windows...
Very well-put. I probably should have elaborated on the price topic more. I'm not the most tech-savvy either. From my experience, it seems a lot of the problems tend to fix themselves in linux. Windows is like a crying adult baby. It's like.. What do you do?..It's always asking for this.. that.. never happy. Windows needs you to hold it's hand constantly and it will still, somehow, fail you.
Thanks for the response!
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