>People do not use Linux when they expect to have better than even odds of the machine booting. I think it's the opposite. People frequently run a Linux live b

>People do not use Linux when they expect to have better than even odds of the machine booting. I think it's the opposite. People frequently run a Linux live boot, to rescue a failing PC, Linux or not. If you google "live boot" or "rescue usb", most of the results are Linux, or are using Linux under the hood.