Oh, sometimes I do recommend it very strongly. On one memorable occasion I installed Linux for a friend who couldn't afford a Windows-capable machine. Installe

Oh, sometimes I do recommend it very strongly. On one memorable occasion I installed Linux for a friend who couldn't afford a Windows-capable machine. Installed the browser she'd need, an email client (this was the days before gmail) and made sure her printer and internet were working. 24 months later she was still happily using Linux without much being aware of the fact or caring. Eventually she went back to Windows, but only because her daughter needed to use some specific, Windows-only app mandated by a college course. tl;dr: Most people won't know the difference once the basics are working.