[discostu]

What point? That's what I'm getting at, you don't have one. The standard linux-head BS that people should know how computers work is contrary to how the American public deals with every other appliance we've got. Why should computers be an different?

[ThinkDifferent]

The standard linux-head BS that people should know how computers work is contrary to how the American public deals with every other appliance we've got.

You're right on this, and it's why I don't have high hopes for Linux on the desktop. Developers are understandably more interested in making flashy and infinitely customizable UIs than on "boring" topics like usability and consistency. I hope this changes in future; RedHat might be on the right track with their "Null" desktop unification project.