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Why is Linux so frustrating for some people?
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No "average person" troubleshoots their own Windows machine, but they know someone who can. if you install Linux on someone's machine, you are their tech support. Most of the time that's fine, because Linux is pretty damn reliable. But when something goes wrong an average person is going to have a harder time finding support.
And on top of that, almost all people are familiar with Windows or MacOS, the chances of you being able to ask the person next to you about a problem and them being familiar with windows or mac is MUCH higher than with Linux. Their popularity is a massive advantage
That aside, almost every program you can think of has a windows version and 90% of the time also a Mac version. Linux support has gotten very good over the years but it’s still not close to Windows, and that translates to better support for Windows as well
Disagree. My entire family are average users who can troubleshoot their pc for the most part. If the problem is more complex, they will call me up, but they can handle their own. But I know a terminal still overwhelms them.