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I've used Windows 10 since it's release. I had to reset it twice because I had a virus, which very much was my misstake. Other than that it did just work fine.
I've switched to Mint 2 months ago and I am troubleshooting a lot. Most of that comes from inexpeariance, but the point still stands.
Windows is more or less stable most of the time.
Exactly this. And pretty much everyone here is a techie in some way, shape, or form.
Why does anyone think that a non-tech would take the time to troubleshoot their system the way we do? A user would hit their first issue and in the process of trying to solve it, just go and buy a MacBook.
This isn't going to endear people to Linux.
We will not win the majority of the market with Linux in it's current form. We need better integration and package management. Self repairing subsystems. We need Linux to basically fix itself when these ridiculous issues come up that non techs simply can't be arsed to try to fix.
There's a long way to go before pushing Linux on anyone outside of tech circles. Unless you want to be the 24/7 free tech support, it's easier just to throw a cheap Windows system or Mac at them and let them deal with it instead.
I hate the term "it just works" because it's almost never true, but I can say that for non techs, Windows and Mac "just work" more often than Linux does.
I love Linux. I love everything about it. From the origin story, the ability to make your system lean and clean, running at optimal performance, and being able to adjust every knob and setting to my heart's content. I love it. But I'm a realist. All the things I love about Linux, are largely reasons that non techs would hate Linux.