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    It's that simple (lemmy.ca)
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    [–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

    I’m not talking about the average user

    But... Everyone else is?

    The OP is about Linux replacing Windows. That means: "Linux for the masses". THAT means: average users having to deal with all the Linux shit.

    The average user needs to be coached on how to double click or to open a PDF. Holding a conversation about any software or technical topic from the point of view of an average user is a fools errand.

    Correct. Which is why the issues I listed in my comment make Linux impossible for the average user.

    The difference is that even given access to an expert

    THAT is also part of the problem. If I'm a noob but know someone who "works in IT" and "uses Windows", they'll be able to help me.

    If I'm a noob but know someone who "works in IT" and "uses Linux", I might get help, but I might be shit out of luck. Maybe my issues is unique to KDE and they use Gnome or Xfce? Maybe I have a problem with my Ubuntu, but they've been sitting on Fedora for the past 20 years?

    if an average user was involved they’d immediately give up and post on Reddit about how their computer is dumb.

    That's false. And, again, I'm saying this as someone who's worked in IT for the past 20 years - if you have a problem with Windows (nowadays - this is critical), 90% of the time rebooting fixes it.

    And sure, a lot of people post about how their computers are shit, because something happened, but the amount of people who can help in the case of Windows is just immeasurably larger than in the case of Linux - because of the massive fragmentation between DEs and distros.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

    Yes, if you take memes as literal implemented public policy it can seem like a silly thing.

    I'm not going to defend the position that every grandmother and office worker should dump Windows for Linux because it's a dumb position.

    I'm not sure why you would built an entire argument on top of that premise.

    Rebooting Windows doesn't remove the advertisement, data collection, AI integration or TPM requirements... which is driving people to switch to Linux.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 15 hours ago

    Rebooting Windows doesn’t remove the advertisement, data collection

    We're not talking about any of that.

    AI integration

    No such thing exists.

    TPM requirements

    And thank goodness for that! I like my devices secure and sound, thank you.

    which is driving people to switch to Linux

    [citation needed]