an OS for the average people?! are you kidding yourself? now, let's look at the facts

- most games and apps are supported only under windows... the vast majority = the average people
'-> + no daoc <(T_T)>
- linux is confusing as all hell. it has many, many options. the average person wants pretty colours and things simplified... windows offers that. heck, if you want to avoid simplified and dig around in hundreds of options, you can do -that- in windows too (hex editors ftw :p)
- could you imagine the insane increase in tech support calls if this becomes a big thing?
- lots of people are afraid of change, no matter how much they claim otherwise
- and where are they selling them? walmart! now, i go to walmart nearly -every- weekend, and wander around. i love watching life and people (and this cute girl, stacie :þ), and i can tell you one thing about the average walmart shopper: they aren't linux-literate.

linux is free, yeah... but there's also this amazing thing called kazaa, and that's where quite a few people ::looks around innocently:: have got a free (free as in beer, not freedom... but 'ehh, cash is an important thing) version of windows as well :x

oh, and i'm probably mistaken here, but wasn't this tried once or twice last year too? :þ