You're also making the assumption that Linux would be difficult to use outside of Office to non-devs. I challenge the assertion that a distro like Ubuntu in 201

You're also making the assumption that Linux would be difficult to use outside of Office to non-devs. I challenge the assertion that a distro like Ubuntu in 2019 is any harder to use than Windows nowadays. Would you make the same assertion about something like Windows XP? Ubuntu has almost 20 years on Windows XP. What have people used their current OS for that is so different from what they did with XP? I think that there's validity in the argument that the availability of a solid suite of key professional software (e.g. Office, email client, Internet browser) would influence the adoption of Linux by organizations. Love it or hate it, nothing compares to MS Office on any platform by far, unfortunately it's also one of the last few of those key professional app that's not available on Linux.