> … paint Linux as hard to use. Any major distro is a lot easier to set up than it was 15 years ago. See, I don’t necessarily think Linux is hard to use. Most

> … paint Linux as hard to use. Any major distro is a lot easier to set up than it was 15 years ago. See, I don’t necessarily think Linux is hard to use. Most desktop environments are so similar in style to Windows and Mac that they are pretty intuitive. To me, setup is often the hardest part. It can be easy with some hardware. But if you aren’t lucky, getting a system running can be tricky. This is one area where having someone who can make decisions is really helpful. Apple can make sure their software works with their exact hardware specs. Microsoft has various compatibility guidelines and enough market share to make sure they are always supported. Linux is fragmented and hardware support lags because of this. Then you have smaller hardware vendors who support one obscure distro, but if that’s not what you want to run good luck. I spent last week trying to get Debian running on a Pine 64 laptop and still don’t have working sound.