I’ve seen this repeated and it’s just not true. Very non-expert users can use it just because its reasonably stable and they just don’t do that many things, as

I’ve seen this repeated and it’s just not true. Very non-expert users can use it just because its reasonably stable and they just don’t do that many things, as long as they have a working web browser they are fine (thats the premise of a chromebook). But anyone getting work done will quickly run into things they can’t do. I’ve come to think a better benchmark for linux having “got there” is, can i run an architects office on ubuntu ? Architects: - need access to industry standard, graphics and processing heavy software - need to exchange files with many other companies, so need inter compatibility - need things to just work, they are not interested in fiddling with the guts of their os just to make things work - work in contexts where cost of software is a drop in the ocean in the budget of a project, so the add value of running on linux has to be more than “you get some software for free” Thinking about reaching a state where you could run an architecture office on ubuntu raises the bar a lot on what still needs to be improved