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It's not as hard as you make it sound

Have you used Open Office? It's pretty close to Microsoft Office in layout, the menus for the most part are pretty self explanitory. I don't see the problem. I have placed several people on Open Office with no training or an occassional prompt that's it. Within a matter of hours they were zipping around doing what they needed to to.

As for Linux, unless you have any recent experience with Gnome or KDE... the menus are far more intuitive than Microsoft OS's.

Click on the K and viola! You are presented with the following: (top down on my laptop...)

CrossOver - Okay they won't know what that is 1 point Anton
Development - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
Games - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
Internet - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
Multimedia - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
Office - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
System - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
Utilities - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
Windows Applications - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
Control Center - This can be a bit confusing so 1 point to Anton
Find Files - Hmm what could this be? 1 Point LU147560
Home - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
SuSE Help-Center - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
Bookmarks - Hmm what applications could be in here? 1 Point LU147560
Run Command - 1 point to Anton here, unless they are power users... wait... this is true of Windows as well... +.5 to LU147560 and +.5 to Anton
Switch User - Hmm what could this be? 1 Point LU147560
Lock Session - Hmm what could this be? 1 Point LU147560
Logout... - Hmm what could this be? 1 Point LU147560

Final Score for Linux ease of use:
LinuxUser147560 = 15.5
Anton = 2.5

I would list the Windows menu, but I have modified mine for me... so I can't use my boxes but since we all have Windows experience, I don't think I need to demonstrated how cluttered and messy the Windows menu is by deafault. And for the record, with the exception of the Windows Application on my menu on my SuSE 9.2 Pro Linux laptop, I have done no modifications to it. It's stock.

So your argument falls flat in my opinion. So far every person that I have shown Linux to, whether they switched or not, has said they like the menu and were impressed with how easy it was to navigate, they were really impressed with the mutilple desktops AND true multi-user capability.

Now in reply to the story, this is a good way to make the move, don't force either choice, but offer the option. Let the user select what they are comfortable with.

Posted by: Linux User 147560   Posted on: 01/25/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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