Wayne Stallwood wrote:
Windows machines on the other hand, break for no apparent reason, require constant updates for even the lowest degree of secure computing, suffer fragmentation, registry corruption, DLL hell, Virus updates, Virus's themselves, Worms, Pop-ups and ad/spyware.
If we went back in time toooo around 95 and changed the way a couple of companies dealt with the internet, and lets suppose microsoft went south bigtime, so becomes only a small "bit" player...
All those people writing that sort of thing would now be writing that sort of thing to attack linux systems, wouldnt it be conceivable there would be more linux viruses then there currnetly are?
A second issue with this is would your (avarage user again) know how to deal with these things. How many of them dig deeper holes by accepting spyware onto their computer, how many of them dont know where the stop js button is in their current browser?
A reasonable proportion of my business comes from dealing with home users having one of the above problems. However I think more people are willing to have a go at fixing their computer themselves, than start ripping their engine to bits. Not so sure why this is.
Maybe it's because computer people are viewed as expensive, maybe it's the lack of muck and grease thing or maybe it's because you can tinker with a computer without going to halfords and buying a socket set first :o)
Hrm - Im not sure, a lot ofpeople see computers as a big expense, and really arnt willing to deal with them, but will just get the bright kid from school to fix em cause thats cheaper.
Dont you ever go to parties - "what are you doing" "Computers" "oh, i have a problem with"... its why I just say "engineering" these days.
J