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In article <41aqm8$48t@steel.interlog.com>, daveacg@interlog.com (Dave Glue) writes...
}benzzoy@ucsee.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Benz OuYang ~{E7QtEt>Y~}) wrote:
} 
}>To be totally fair, if you buy a Windows machine and never modify it for 
}>your use (i.e. your needs are satisfied as delivered and the store you 
}>bought your computer from did a good job of setting it up), then you will
}>probably not run into any of those nasty Windows Plug and Pray situations.
}>However, if you do want to upgrade it yourself, then that's a totally
}>different story all together. 
} 
}The point is, the average worker does _not_ add hardware to their
}machine, or even software.  If a study was based on adding such
}hardware and software to a machine, it can hardly accuraretly reflect
}how "productive" the average worker is under a Windows vs. a Mac
}environment, as he/she will never deal with such tasks.

Sure they do. Small companies and single business owners make up
a considerable percentage of computers used in business. These
people don't have MIS, and don't want to pay for tech help.

This is exactly why my step-father uses a Mac. He runs an old
Powerbook 160. He'd love to get a faster machine. He's looked 
at Windows laptops (he won't pay for a 5X0 Powerbook; thinks 
they cost too much, and he _hates_ the trackpad). He won't 
buy a Windows box, though. Why? He is constantly adding software
to his machine. He's seen the problems friends of his have doing
the same with their personal computers. He manages all of his 
business information on his laptop, and he needs the certainty
that he can get new software to work soon. Sure, he sometimes
has problems. But they are miniscule compared to what he'd have
to deal with from Windows. 

Don't doubt, many business users do install their own software.
This is an imporant issue to anyone who isn't a largish corporation.



Dylan