01-14-2005, 09:26 PM
Walkiry,Jan 14 2005, 09:16 PM Wrote:I can't belive you're in Germany, SuSE man! ;)
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Suse and GNU/Linux in general has the problem that it is lacking the 'killer applications' from MS Office. In my experience, it is very hard to get people used to OOo and the like. The main reason for this is not that the alternatives to MS Office are hard to use. It is prejudice and fear. Many people are very very afraid of having to re-learn their standard applications. The same is true for the OS, to some extent. People hear the word 'Linux' and immediately become afraid. For some reason, Apple does not seem to have that problem. A question of public perception, probably.
Also, Suse is very easy to use, but cannot compete with the UI of Mac OS X, IMHO. Especially not in the eyes of 'non-technical' users.