News Comment This is a comment on news story: The worm that didn't turn up It's a reply to comment: He has a point there, but.... Re: He has a point there, but.... by: O.Z Chi  Most modern nations have a fairly sizeable "dumbed down" population, mainly due to the technology that these people have access to. Think about what the purpose of technology is: to improve life, making it easier to do more with less. Just ask any Japanese immigrant about the same thing in their country. I think Microsoft has led the way to this objective. As a Linux newbie for a few years now ;) it's been "growing pains" for me and this very intimidating OS. It has improved quite a bit in the last few years, but it still has a steeper learning curve than Windows systems. My wife is a perfect example: she criticizes me whenever I spend more than a few minutes trying to configure something very simple (like a printer, this past weekend--took me 30 minutes). She doesn't understand the concept that my Brit friend George here is describing: intellectual growth. Most people are not so involved in computing that they NEED to find growth in that area of their intellect. They have other priorities. Because of Windows' affirmative footstep in computing front-ends today, and because everyone at the workplace now uses the MS system, people outside of our profession do not see the need to switch and relearn what it took them so long to get used to. I am trying my best to maintain a Linux-wide network at home, but it is very difficult when people other than enthusiasts/professionals gang up and criticize the difficulty that newbies have when switching over to a new OS. OS X is a very nice alternative, but like George said, no one wants to take the time ... because they have better things to do.
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