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My mom uses Linux, btw
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I feel like this gets so close to understanding why non-technical people don't use Linux. I had a class once in college I had to use Linux for so I have used it. It wouldn't be hard at all to use Linux for what I use my computer for everyday. So if my laptop come with Linux or someone else installed Linux on it I'd be fine. I might not even notice right away honestly.
The barrier isn't using Linux, the barrier is installing Linux in the first place. Windows also works fine for the random low level stuff I use my laptop to do, so why would I go out of my way to install Linux when it would improve my life 0% and be a huge boring hassle for me?
install process for Linux is easier imo. no bullshit licence agreements, just give it a disk to install onto, set your language, and it handles the rest
I agree it's easy now. For non-technical people who aren't interested in tech, even that would be too much. They're not building their own computers, and prebuilts almost always come with Windows. Going out of their way at all and learning to switch from Windows, which works fine for their needs, to something else doesn't make sense to them.