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From: "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>
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Subject: Re: GIMP vs the Photoshop nay-sayers
Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 23:42:19 -0400
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On 2015-05-14, nospam wrote:
> In article <mj2m24$lac$3@dont-email.me>, Chris Ahlstrom
><OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
>
>> >> Linux has been rejected by the VAST majority of computer users.
>> >
>> > Rejected?  That implies that the VAST majority of computer
>> > users have tried Linux.  Say something else stupid.
>> 
>> Indeed.  Relatively few people even *know* about Linux.
>
> that's because it offers absolutely nothing over what they currently
> use.
>
> if it did, they'd be using it.

  The only reason that most people are using Windows rather than Linux
  is that Windows is installed on most computers sold at retail.

  If Linux were installed instead, people would be using it just as
  happily.

-- 
Chris F.A. Johnson