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5 reasons why desktop Linux is finally growing in popularity
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That's not the segment I am talking about. I'm talking about "regular folks", who know nothing about IT, but need a laptop for whatever reason. Checking their bank, mail... That's the majority of Windows users. Not the PC builder. They probably don't even know what "Windows" is, if you asked them.
If Linux were pre-installed on PC's, most people wouldn't even notice a difference, because all they need is a browser and maybe an office suite, for very simple work.
I've said this before, but if there was a basic distro that named programs things like Internet Browser and Letter Writer, a massive amount of normal computer users could be switched fairly easily.
The vast majority of people use their computer to launch a browser and maybe use a word processor every now and then. It's why the Chromebook type laptops are so popular - they do everything that most people want.