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I actually agree with everything you wrote there and have also switched some of my relatives over to a linux desktop. Unfortunately, a technical relative willin
by root_axis 8y ago
I actually agree with everything you wrote there and have also switched some of my relatives over to a linux desktop. Unfortunately, a technical relative willing to set everything up isn't a practical path towards popular adoption. You have described the linux desktop as a viable alternative to Windows, but you haven't shown any incentive for someone to switch. I think the Linux desktop is a superior experience, but if it doesn't come preinstalled and preconfigured on commercial computers there is just no scenario where the average user will even get to use a linux desktop.
- chopin 8y agoWe switched because of Microsoft spying. My daughter literally came to me and wanted me to install Linux on her new laptop. So, there is incentive.
- root_axis 8y agoThat's great, but "Microsoft spying" is something that most people don't care about and those that do are more likely to switch to Mac rather than even think of much less tinker with linux.
- rocky1138 8y agoI think the incentives of Linux over Windows are well known, it's just that they aren't enough for the average public to bother.