Re: Linux has a long way to go before it becomes the major OS

From: Ben Measures (saint_abroadremove_at_removehotmail.com)
Date: 02/08/04 

Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 17:50:58 +0000

paul cooke wrote:
> Christopher Browne wrote:
>
>
>>1. For those that actually want a deep understanding of a system,
>>the steep learning curve associated with Unix means that as long
>>as they do climb the cliff, they can reach high points
>>relatively quickly.
>>
>>With Windows, the shallow learning curve means you can't get a
>>deep understanding quickly. It's like a beach with a really
>>shallow grade; you may have to wade out 2 miles until the water
>>gets deep enough to swim in, and that is both irritating and
>>time-consuming.
>
>
> the whole steep shallow learning curve analogy is borked...
>
> A steep learning curve if you looked at it as % of OS learned versus time
> taken... then a steep learning curve is one where you learn how to use the
> OS quickly. Whilst the converse is true of the shallow learning curve... it
> takes a heck of a long time to learn enough to be productive in that OS
> environment.
>
> the problem came about because Marketdroids were using the learning curve
> analogy all back to front when making presentations to PHBs... they were
> implying that a "steep" learning curve was one where things were hard to
> learn ie. they were equating it to the difficulty in making progress up a
> steep hill...
>
> sheesh... how many groups is this cross posted to???

Erm, isn't that what he just said? 

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