I made an account just to respond to this post. It absolutely amazes me how tone-deaf and insular so much of Linux community is on this matter.
Why don’t more people use Linux? Because OSes are not a “hobby” for the overwhelming majority of users, and for users from whom OSes are not a “hobby” the primary concern is: what system will most fully meet my use cases with the minim time and resource investment.
That’s not “lazy” for people for whom OSes are not a source of hobby. It’s smart and reasonable. Consider what you are trying to convince non-hobby folks to do:
“Hey you should switch to Linux!”
“Does it support my hardware?” “Probably! But it may take some extra steps, or maybe not.”
“Does it support multiple monitors?” “Sort of, sometimes. But not always and not well”
“Does it support NIVIDA?” “Yes! Well, most of the time. And if you want the same performance you currently have, you’ll need to make sure you pick the right distros and/or be prepared for follow several guides on the additional steps to take”
“Does it support the most commonly used suite of Office Products?” “No, BUT BUT you can find plenty free alternatives, that will MOSTLY read and maintain the formatting of your existing documents, presentations and spreadsheets, but not perfectly and you’ll need to learn a different product which works at least slightly differently even if its trying to replicate the experience of the product you are currently using.”
You know what, I could keep going on for pages with things like this. And in response the Linux community will point to the benefits of better security and more freedom to do whatever you want. The former is just something that isn’t enough of a plus for most people no matter how much you think it “should” be, and the latter is another example of the fact that most people don’t see OSes as their hobby.
Bottom line, until Linux can truly say “We do everything Window does exactly like Windows does it, only better” its not going to win over non hobbyists.
Saying "we can emulate everything windows does with some extra steps and with “close enough” quality or similarity - that’s super neat for a hobbyist and NOWHERE NEAR GOOD ENOUGH for anyone else else.
When Linux writers and influencers cling to this smug idea that more people don’t use Linux because they’re lazy, dumb, or uneducated, they sound like utter buffoons.
PC: Fedora/Windows dual boot
Laptop: Arch/Windows dual boot, because I AM a hobbyist.
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Just joking. 
