I think your info is out of date, at least from what I see. Schools are going to Chromebooks because that’s all the budget allows. I think it’s going to be scary when these kids enter the workforce and can’t use Windows office.
I think your info is out of date, at least from what I see. Schools are going to Chromebooks because that’s all the budget allows. I think it’s going to be scary when these kids enter the workforce and can’t use Windows office.
FonsNihilo@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
I could be. Haven’t been to grade school in 12 years.
Been to post secondary again recently and they were all running Windows/MacOS.
But my argument still remains, Chromebook are locked down versions of Andriod. Very idiot proof, and from what I hear, decently reliable. But they all have/are capable of running the Microsoft office Suite. They are heavily tied to Microsoft still. Windows isn’t the dominant OS because it’s the best OS. It’s because it’s runs “flawlessly” with the Suite, and overall for the average user, it just works. Not perfect, but good enough to not want to change it. If you want to get away from Windows, you need to get away from Microsoft environments. What Microsoft has done is everyone who went to school in the last 30 years learned Windows, they learned the Microsoft suite. I still hear “open it in word” all the time. I was taught to use PowerPoint/Word in gradeschool, excel/office in Post secondary. My younger sister graduated a couple years ago, and she was taught the suite aswell. She used Windows at school, and her MacOS at home.
How do you break away from something you were programmed to use? I can type up an essay so much after in word then any Linux/MacOS alternative. Simply because I have decades of experience with word and with Windows keyboard shortcuts. I think most people who use office for work are in the same boat as me.
And these kids are already in the workforce. 2 years ago I was in IT, and even people calling help desk who were early 20’s and they had no clue how to even troubleshoot their iPhone/andriod. They don’t want to, it’s easier just to call a help desk, and there are help desks for everything now.
someguy3@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Sigh, yes everyone knows that ChromeOS is built on linux. That’s not what people mean when they say running linux.
AFAIK Chromebooks can run Office 365 (the online one, whatever it’s called now). Microsoft had to do that to try to keep Office relevant and accessible.
You don’t, you get the next generation to use your product first. They start with chromebooks in elementary school now. That’s the first computer kids will have. Kids today will be programmed to use Chromebooks, not windows. That’s my point.
FonsNihilo@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Sigh, I know andriod is based on Linux, yet work differently and one has been mass adopted by the average user and can use it pretty well (Andriod).
Andriod, Windows, and MacOS/iOS I guess because we’re covering all angles are all mass adopted software that is relatively locked down, idiot proofed, and does alot of background cleanup /maintenance. I guess the point I failed to get across is if people want a mass adaptation of Linux, people have to learn to troubleshoot/Linux needs an idiot proofed distro that is easy to use for beginners, does alot of maintenance automatically, and feels natural to use, and offers quick and painless solutions, that the average user is capable of doing. Also the more it’s tied into Microsoft/Google the harder it will be to move away and find alternatives with the same ease of use. Like even the first part of Linux can be overwhelming for beginners. What distro do you pick? It’s not as simple as install Linux and your PC just works.