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> people who wouldn't list "computers" among their personal interests were noticeably using it on their desktops I know a number of "normies" with no interest

> people who wouldn't list "computers" among their personal interests were noticeably using it on their desktops I know a number of "normies" with no interest in computing that use Ubuntu because they trust it more than Microsoft. (Rightfully so)

microtonal 4y ago
Such anecdotal evidence is cherry picked and completely useless. Ask a random person on the street. If they still even have a laptop or desktop, 80-90 percent will run Windows and macOS as a distant second. In some domains (e.g. education) you'll find some Chromebooks, they run Linux, but it's largely irrelevant, because for most users it's just proprietary Chrome (and if they didn't have a ChromeBook, they'd be running Chrome on Windows).
- mistrial9 4y ago
  without context, spoken language group and some simple demographics, these "percent" declarations are worse than completely useless.. they mislead
- goodpoint 4y ago
  > Such anecdotal evidence is cherry picked Citation needed. Desperately.
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LeFantome 4y ago
I am wondering what is the cross-section between “no interest in computing” and sufficient knowledge of Microsoft to have an actionable opinion. I am not sure this group is what “normie” is meant to refer to in this thread.