>>> And before "have you tried this *nix distro??" comments appear, they are still too hard to setup I think why Apple, Android, Windows has the advantage is n

>>> And before "have you tried this *nix distro??" comments appear, they are still too hard to setup I think why Apple, Android, Windows has the advantage is none of those 3 OSes require installation by most people. Why treat Linux differently? >>> and nowhere near as user-friendly for most people on an everyday basis User-Friendliness, I think, is more on day to day interaction. It will be interesting if there is a study in an area with low computer/smartphone interaction. Split them into 4 groups. Each group has their own OS. Later on they will be tested with some tasks.