It makes things look friendlier to a user lacking in confidence, and less like "your computer is dying, look it's dropped back to text mode"; makes them less li

It makes things look friendlier to a user lacking in confidence, and less like "your computer is dying, look it's dropped back to text mode"; makes them less likely to balk, or at the least start their experience with unpleasant feelings. Particularly when doing, e.g., dual boot, i.e. risking your Windows stuff.