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It seems funny to me that everybody hates Linspire because it's user-friendlier than other distros. While most linuxers claim they use linux because it's more secure and such, you guys are basically giving it away that you like linux because it's harder to get used to...
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"User friendlier" is a misnomer, I think. Underneath the gloss, it's still Linux with it's slightly steeper learning curve, but that learning curve only really comes into play when you need to do something beyond the typical GUI candy. Thousands of people use Windows, but it's only user friendly until you find something you need to do that's outside the user-friendly scope. A very small fraction of people are comfortable with editing the registry, setting policies, or enabling/disabling services. Hell, I used to work with *IT professionals* who were terrified of making any registry change not listed in a knowledge base article.
When most people say "user friendly", they often mean "like Windows", because that's what they're used to, and learning new things can be a chore for some. For me, though, I find Linux incredibly user friendly - it's consistent at a low level, and once you're over that learning curve, there's almost nothing you can't find out with just your own system. The same is true of Windows - most people think they know it, but they only know how to navigate the eye candy - they don't really know anything about the system. All you need to do is work support for a few days to see how complete some peoples lack of understanding really is.
I'm not slamming Linspire for being 'easy to use' - as I said, if it works for you (now a more generic 'you'), terrific. I don't want you to stop using it just because it matches my personal preference. I just don't want it because I already have a system that operates like Windows, and in linux I was looking for something else.
