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N-Krause ◴[] No.45038070[source]
The next reason, following hundreds of others, to start using Linux for the Desktop. If my non technical SO can do it, you can do it as well.
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rpdillon ◴[] No.45038240[source]
Yep, I'm constantly astonished by adults that insist that Linux is too hard to use on the desktop. My entire family has been using it for years. I raise my kids on it. Works great.
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reddalo ◴[] No.45038676[source]
My family has also been using it for years, but I'm the one who always had to install, update, fix problems, etc.

I think the biggest obstacle to widespread adoption of Linux is not using Linux itself, it's installing it on a computer. 99% of people don't know how to format a USB device, or how to enter the BIOS.

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N-Krause ◴[] No.45038756[source]
To be honest, I think most non-technical people that are not close to someone technical probably don't even know about Linux and/or just don't care about it.

If it isn't a problem it's not worth fixing. A lot of people don't even know where they are saving their stuff to, so if it's in the cloud or on their device doesn't really matter to them.

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rpdillon ◴[] No.45038988[source]
I made this point elsewhere in this discussion, but it really does matter to them, even though they don't know it.

Third-party doctrine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_doctrine

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1. N-Krause ◴[] No.45048515[source]
Yeah, I probably didn't formulate that well enough. What I meant was that they don't care about it. Sure it matters.

Thanks for the link, didn't know about that, sounds awful..