n-ary wrote:
"So what would a potential - especialy first time - computer buyer want with a system like a pegasos?"
Something we all want - something that works!
IMO, it's plain ridiculous how people are now forced to use heavy maintenance Windows systems just to get access to simple word processing and net applications.
..and then newcomers are slowly educated to believe that is computing at its best. Nothing less than intolerable!
LOL! I sometimes wonder if people engage their brain before posting stuff like this.
(a) -
If you're only doing word processing and browsing, Windows systems are not high maintenance. It's only when you start trying to do interesting stuff on it that the maintenance cost rockets.
(b) - Pegasos/MorphOS will not qualify for the "it just works" accolade until the quality and range of software available for it matches or exceeds that expected as minimal on higher availability platforms like Windows, Linux and MacOS X. There's not much attraction for people who just want to word process and browse the Internet if you don't have a top quality office suite or browser.
I too am curious as to what the answer to the question posed in this thread is. I've asked the same question for at least a couple of years now, and haven't heard a single compelling reason in all that time.
