Linux has evolved a lot. Some years ago it was very likely for you to have to recompile the kernel to get your box running... I haven't been in that scenario la

Linux has evolved a lot. Some years ago it was very likely for you to have to recompile the kernel to get your box running... I haven't been in that scenario lately (using Ubuntu). Then, some distros/desktop environments are even friendlier than Windows itself. elementary OS for instance, is very minimalistic and simple. So I have to disagree with you.