I edited that out shortly after I posted it.tallboy wrote:Nope, that didn't help at all! If you are trying to tell us that a different filestructure in Linux would convert Windows users to Linux, you'll need every second you can find, so I'll stop wasting your time. You may also want to spend some of that time on exploring your language.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forumEldon wrote: "fora"(not a word)
tallboy
If you are trying to insist that there aren't millions of people that won't switch for no reason other than file structure then you simply need to get out more. This isn't my perception- this is my experience with the general public.
Perhaps the linux community shares your sentiment as a whole but that is hindering it's widespread adoption and evolution.
I know a lady that didn't know what mercury is and she's in her 40s for crying out loud. 6 out of ten people I meet on the street- not at Justin Bieber concerts, but on the street are like that. It's typical. The reality is that many a windows user also watches American Idol. Most of those people will never even attempt to adjust to a foreign file system that's ambiguous and cryptic like linux.
I know a guy that uses linux from time to time and he's not intimidated by the file structure- but he's a geek. He refurbishes and repairs computers as a side job and has done so for years. He's not the general public.
As long as the linux community ignores that fact, they ensure that it will never make a serious impact on the market-share of windows.