Re: [opensuse] Why are there not more using Linux?

Jerry Houston wrote:


Furthermore, it's not just about games. Most business runs on Windows
machines, and is likely to for years to come. Unless you're
independently wealthy -- such that your kids will never need to work in
the real world -- preventing them from learning how Windows works isn't
doing them any favors.

Why is it that people have to learn Windows or Microsoft Office, instead of how to use a computer or an office suite? Do you teach your kids how to drive a Ford? Or how to drive a car? We should be teaching skills, not products.


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