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Y'all don't want to hear this, but most people aren't going to switch to Linux. Some might pay someone to install LTSC, but the vast majority of of people are going to cave to Microsoft and buy a new PC.
Nobody suggested that most people will switch to Linux, and I don't think anyone expects that either. This is a campaign to help people who are looking for an alternative, or to empower the people that know how to make the switch, to help others to do so.
You're probably right that the vast majority of people will buy a new PC, but it's not about winning a battle - it's just nice that there are people who are trying to offer an alternative.
Yeah, but that doesn't mean just giving up and going home.
Even if 1 person makes the move, it's a positive needle move. And I can guarantee it'll be more than 1 person...
Most people use Windows for work and can't switch, no matter how much they'd want to.
Apart from all the people that don't use computers for work / don't work (too young, too old, disabled)...