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Linux distros like mint are basically indistinguishable from Windows to sufficiently casual users. All they ever do is open up the word processor or browser.
by wyager 11y ago
Linux distros like mint are basically indistinguishable from Windows to sufficiently casual users. All they ever do is open up the word processor or browser.
- astrodust 11y agoGoogle Docs and you don't even care about whatever word processor you have.
- johnmaguire2013 11y agoThis. I know plenty of people who literally cannot tell any sufficiently user friendly distro of Linux from Windows.
- k__ 11y agoYes. The only people I heard complain about Linux were in the middle range of computer skills. Not so casual that they didn't care, but also not so good that they could easily grasp Linux.
- unsignedint 11y agoI find this demography is hardest to deal with. Even when they are on a platform they are familiar with, they are usually first to complain about having something different (e.g. some UI elements moved around) yet don't know how to fix it or even not bothering with a simple search to find out the problem.
- bdcravens 11y agoHow many parents buy their kids expensive MacBooks because "they need a good computer for school" when the truth is they just bought them a $1300-$2500 Facebook machine.