Linux

The installation process and the fear of frying your computer can actually be a no-no for some users. (Not that it actually happened or can happen but some people are just really scared of doing this type of thing) Like the Linux experiment said : we need to have more accessible Linux hardware like we have Windows Laptops and desktops.

Being called out as autistic

The last time I tried to make a USB dual-boot Linux on a laptop I ended up breaking the laptop. It would turn on but show nothing but a black screen. Makes me really hesitant to try again on an old laptop that I would still like to be able to use if I fuck it up.

I just had to write my own display mode shortcuts to toggle between extending the display and secondary monitor only. This is not something people need to worry about with Windows. They just press win + p

Linux desktop environments are quite nice, but they frequently lack tools to do some pretty basic stuff, and then you're left googling console commands, which casual users will absolutely not do.

https://lemmy.world/comment/1373607

How about not just dumping the user to a weird terminal prompt at startup because it thinks the file system needs a check?

They shouldn't have to google what to do next.

Many comments here largely underestimate an average non linux user.

Maybe it needs a rebranding. If people have heard of linux, they think it's for devs, IT nerds, too complicated, etc. Most of the people just have never heard of linux because they don't look out for it. Most people don't know what FOSS is, etc. People just don't know that their OS is spying on them. Chromeos is linux, it's in every store. Linux made it. Gnu didn't.