I believe that the Framework DIY Edition is bringing more new users to the Linux desktop than anything in recent memory. People all over the Framework forum are

I believe that the Framework DIY Edition is bringing more new users to the Linux desktop than anything in recent memory. People all over the Framework forum are talking about trying Linux for the first time on their new DIY Edition machines. When buyers need to opt-in to Windows for $139, it seems to stop the inertia. This is true even in my own case, even though I've used Linux on and off at home and at work for the past 15 years. My previous laptop came with Windows 10, and I just used it like that (with Linux VMs in VirtualBox as needed) for four years. Now I'm getting caught up and keeping up with Linux desktop distro news, excited about it all, and trying Manjaro as my daily OS.