While I agree with most of what you said, typical users won’t run into these issues unless they’re doing something more technical (e.g installing blender or something), in which case they can ask for help.
Can 800 year old grandma Doris use the feature? Can the average person who writes comments on YouTube videos? Minion meme posting facebook aunts? If not, it’s not ready for mainstream.
I don’t think these people can install Windows or are pros at using it either, and in which case it’s the responsibility of whoever installed the OS to guide them through it a little like I did with my parents (they’re in their 80s and they’ve been using Linux for the past five years just fine), and I imagine those kind of people to only care about browsing the web and maybe viewing a PDF every once in a while.
I’ve seen many a tech-illiterate people try to install things they want on their computer - games mostly. Steam is rather painless these days, thankfully. But things like Solitaire, or maybe some emulator (which admittedly requires a minimal technical knowhow, but see the “make an exe and give it to me” meme) will be difficult for the average user.
Sure, if it’s an older relative, they could ask you for help. On windows they’d most likely not have to.
I don’t think these people can install Windows or are pros at using it either
Just to be clear, I’m talking about a “What if” scenario where its possible to buy a computer with linux preinstalled, similarly to how you can buy one with windows.
While I agree with most of what you said, typical users won’t run into these issues unless they’re doing something more technical (e.g installing blender or something), in which case they can ask for help.
I don’t think these people can install Windows or are pros at using it either, and in which case it’s the responsibility of whoever installed the OS to guide them through it a little like I did with my parents (they’re in their 80s and they’ve been using Linux for the past five years just fine), and I imagine those kind of people to only care about browsing the web and maybe viewing a PDF every once in a while.
I’ve seen many a tech-illiterate people try to install things they want on their computer - games mostly. Steam is rather painless these days, thankfully. But things like Solitaire, or maybe some emulator (which admittedly requires a minimal technical knowhow, but see the “make an exe and give it to me” meme) will be difficult for the average user.
Sure, if it’s an older relative, they could ask you for help. On windows they’d most likely not have to.
Just to be clear, I’m talking about a “What if” scenario where its possible to buy a computer with linux preinstalled, similarly to how you can buy one with windows.