I've been thinking about this lately as well. Mainly about the fact that I used to be a Mac user and was always telling people that MacOS was better and easier to use. Yet people still kept using DOS and Windows 3.1. Now the one thing that I do know is that Linux is much easier to use than DOS or Windows 3.1. Now my question is, if the masses could use these operating systems back in the day even when there was a system available that was much easier to use, could people now days go back and start using these systems again? If home computer users were smart enough to use DOS 10 or 15 years ago, then don't you think that these same people could use Linux today? As for the current version of Windows, it is easier to use in some ways, but harder in others. I have my share of problems in Linux, and I've had my share of problems in Windows. The difference is that Linux is much easier to troubleshoot. In linux you are actually able to configure everything, and if something breaks, it usually gives you an error message. In windows it is very easy to get stuck and be forced to reinstall the OS. In Linux you also don't have to worry about virii and spyware. I cannot tell you how many peoples computers don't work, or barely work because there is so much spyware and viruses on the machines. I would think that most people would rather have a computer that works, than doesn't work at all. There are many other great reasons to run Linux. The problem for most people is not that it is hard to use, it's that they are scared to try.
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