Linked by Kevin Russo on Thu 31st Mar 2005 18:40 UTC
I read a lot of reviews comparing GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows, and inevitably the topic of installing software comes up. Most reviews indicate that installing software in Windows is much easier than that of the desktop GNU/Linux world. I decided to do my own comparison based on my desktop usage to see the difference. The following are my results. Those of you that come from the Windows world may be a tad bit surprised at the ease in which software can be installed.
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Uhm, I don't mean to flame, but you have no clue about the real-world user.
If you think that someone is going to grasp ANY Linux installation procedure other than "double-click this icon", you're on crack.
However you want to detail it out on "paper", Windows is just simply easier to install applications on for the average user.
An average user's brain is going to explode when you ask them to su and use apt-get. And all of this is assuming they:
1. Give two sh*ts about Abiword (they don't.)
2. Are capable of maintaining a properly updated Linux desktop to ANY degree. (nearly all aren't).
And lastly, this is all pointless, because MSI packages could be used on Windows, and then it's often just a double-click.
The other commenter's words about drivers ring especially true.