Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 03, 2003 05:49 PM
Is Windows ready for mom?
The short answer seems to be "no" (unless of course mom is capable of editing the registry, and locating drivers on the internet). However, "borrowing", and other "friendly" behaviour by Microsoft, augmented by contributions from shareware authors, and "get rich quick" companies, is beginning to move Windows into reach as a mainstream, desktop OS. It's the small things like BSODs and viruses running rampant that tended to trip up non-technical users in my recent non-scientific tests.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 03, 2003 05:49 PMThe short answer seems to be "no" (unless of course mom is capable of editing the registry, and locating drivers on the internet). However, "borrowing", and other "friendly" behaviour by Microsoft, augmented by contributions from shareware authors, and "get rich quick" companies, is beginning to move Windows into reach as a mainstream, desktop OS. It's the small things like BSODs and viruses running rampant that tended to trip up non-technical users in my recent non-scientific tests.
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