The point is that if of the hundreds or thousands of people I know don't use it then it seems mathematically provable that the largest majority of people don't

The point is that if of the hundreds or thousands of people I know don't use it then it seems mathematically provable that the largest majority of people don't use them either and so it's not a strong argument against Linux becoming the standard OS which is what is happening now regardless how much some people don't want it do happen.