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Originally Posted by jgaiser
And there's always the option of ridding yourself of Microsoft. I've been running Linux since 1992. I've *never* had a virus. And before you start ... Yes I understand that there are a lot of apps that only run under Microsoft (though Wine is getting better). Yes, I understand that Mom wants to play her favorite game. And so on and so on. Anything that requires the internet (which probably accounts for 90% of the typical home user) can be run on a Linux box that *can* be as simple to use as Windows. Dual-boot to Windows for non-internet related stuff.
I doubt if that will happen. Windows is too ingrained in peoples minds and the inertia to change is too great.
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Macs too still seem to attract far less attention from malware developers. ChromeOS runs on Linux so there is a good example of how you can hide all complexity if you want. Perhaps the popularity of Chromebooks will encourage people to come up with competitive solutions. The people who will create the perfect GrannyOS will need to follow in the example
of ChromeOS and, say, Tivo (embedded Linux based system that works like a consumer appliance should).
Even with with these "more secure" platforms, people still need to be shown how to avoid phishing and other identity theft and fraud scams.
What were we supposed to be talking about again?