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Linux is not suitable for the average user. I use Xubuntu on all my old computers, but I am 100% sure a normie would not tolerate the tedium of it. People want
by system2 9mo ago
Linux is not suitable for the average user. I use Xubuntu on all my old computers, but I am 100% sure a normie would not tolerate the tedium of it. People want shiny icons with animations and a bunch of garbage on their computers to make them feel they are doing something. Linux is too static for that.
If I have an issue with an application or if I want an application, I must use the terminal. I can't imagine a Mac user bothering to learn it. Linux is for people who want to maximize the use of their computer without being spied on and without weird background processes. Linux won't die, but it won't catch Windows or Mac in the next 5 decades. People are too lazy for it. Forget about learning. I bet you $100, 99% of the people in the street didn't even see Linux in their lives, nor even heard of it. It is not because of marketing, it is because people who tried it returned to Windows or Mac after deciding it is too hard to learn for them to install a driver or an application.
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- mixmastamyk 9mo agoOutdated view. Regular people ask for help at the genius bar or IT poindexter all the time. And pretty icons are plentiful.
- system2 9mo agoI bet you $100 you can't find a single person on the street using Linux. It is that rare.
- mixmastamyk 9mo agoAndroid and chrome books are everywhere. (Though this is not what you first asserted.) I’d like that hundred as amzn gift card.
- system2 9mo agoUsing an Android tablet vs a linux pc is a completely separate thing. Not even close. I am talking about a user who knows Linux, uses it at home for personal PC purposes. It is non-existent.
- mixmastamyk 9mo agoChromebook is a PC. The PC is passé as well, regular folks have moved on. First you said it was unsuitable. Then you said it was non-existent. Neither are true, but pick an argument.
- system2 9mo agoThey still don't know what Linux is, nor do they use it intentionally. Chromebook's OS is no different than an Android OS. You seem to want to argue by just throwing random things. Good luck. :)
- mixmastamyk 9mo agoSo what? I gave numerous examples of why your take, "unsuitable" is just plain wrong. Linux is everywhere now, and it doesn't matter if regular folks know it or not.
- system2 9mo agoYou know what, I wrote a long paragraph and deleted it. You just try to get a reaction.
- timbit42 9mo agoI wouldn't recommend Xubuntu for the average user. What you feel is about Xubuntu, not Linux. Normies are doing well adapting to Linux Mint. It's easy for Windows users to get used to within a few days and it has sane defaults that match what users expect. It just works.