Comment Because... (Score 1) 926
*I'm* the one who has to fix my friends' and relatives' spyware- and virus-infested computers. *I'm* the one who has to hand-hold them through backing up their files, reinstalling Windows and reinstalling all their software. *I'm* the one who gets the late-night phonecalls - "Please can you help me, something's gone wrong with my computer and I have an assignment due tomorrow." *I'm* the one who helps them to install a personal firewall, and teaches them not to just click "OK" without reading on the little red messages that pop up.
Understand, I'm not unwilling to help people with their computer problems. But I know that *their* computing experience would be less stressful if they'd just use Linux/Firefox/Thunderbird; and my life would be a little easier.
