Wow, has it been not-quite 2 years since I started this thread? Time flies, but rest assured, I have continued to lurk on this site.
After reading all of the replies above and following the news, I decided to wait it out at least for eCS V. 2.0, and its early upgrades-- my Dell is still buggy as can be, but its Vista has been replaced with the marginally better Win 7, but I still would like to try eCS. So I go back to the original question-- is this ready for Joe Schmoe consumer, a guy like me with negligible computer programming skills, who needs things like Flash, Skype (I live in Europe and this is my primary means of international communication), MS Office, easy access to printers and so forth. I have a copywriting/technical writing and consulting business here, and these are the things I need on my computer that are absolutely non-negotiable. I see from the articles and feedback that eCS has indeed come a long way from 2009... but is it ready for early adopter non-technical people, or is it still (by-and-large) an OS for a core group of computer experts? Should I wait for upcoming builds of eCS? Move on to something a bit more my speed? Please advise-- and a VERY belated thanks to all who chimed in with their excellent answers the first time around!
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After reading all of the replies above and following the news, I decided to wait it out at least for eCS V. 2.0, and its early upgrades-- my Dell is still buggy as can be, but its Vista has been replaced with the marginally better Win 7, but I still would like to try eCS. So I go back to the original question-- is this ready for Joe Schmoe consumer, a guy like me with negligible computer programming skills, who needs things like Flash, Skype (I live in Europe and this is my primary means of international communication), MS Office, easy access to printers and so forth. I have a copywriting/technical writing and consulting business here, and these are the things I need on my computer that are absolutely non-negotiable. I see from the articles and feedback that eCS has indeed come a long way from 2009... but is it ready for early adopter non-technical people, or is it still (by-and-large) an OS for a core group of computer experts? Should I wait for upcoming builds of eCS? Move on to something a bit more my speed? Please advise-- and a VERY belated thanks to all who chimed in with their excellent answers the first time around!
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