[SeekAndFind]

Makes me wonder why more people aren’t switch to LINUX at all.

It’s not as if the operating system is a recent innovation. It’s been there for nearly 20 years.

[r_barton]

It’s only been the last couple of years that Linux has become more Windows like, much easier to use and has more driver hardware support. The latest Linux has over 20-million lines of code and was worked on by over 14,000 programmers.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Apps apps and apps

[dhs12345]

Most non-business people and probably many small businesses are probably sticking with XP or Win7. Too much of a hassle to upgrade.

The problem with IE under XP can be resolved if you can install google chrome or firefox and both work just fine and I am running Norton AV. No reason to upgrade and all of my apps are probably not compatible with Win10 anyway.

And I can always install run Ubuntu for simple stuff.

My work: we have 100+ PCs with most running XP. It would take us a month of Sundays to upgrade every last one of them. Not including all of the hardware incompatibility issues. NO WAY!

[aquila48]

And the vast majority of the people use only the browser, and most apps are on line now. (Including office apps and file storage and management)

The OS is just for hooking up the printer and scanner and wifi, and for keeping a few personal files local.

[aquila48]

And the vast majority of the people use only the browser, and most apps are on line now. (Including office apps and file storage and management)

The OS is just for hooking up the printer and scanner and wifi, and for keeping a few personal files local.

[qam1]

Makes me wonder why more people aren’t switch to LINUX at all.

Because Linux is still not made for the causal computer user.

Most people don't want to spend hours mounting and partitioning drives or care about Kernel Versioning or nVidia drivers, they just want to turn their computer on and it works.

Hell, just finding a Linux FAQ that doesn't descend into maddening techno-babble by the 5th question is nearly impossible.

For example, go to https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/

These are the current leading subjects in the NEWBIES forum,

*Replace VAH path
*ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
*Rename subdirectories recurseively
*how to setup timer in writing device driver/user space program
*Removing Quota Check at login?
*How To Export Display When VPN With VPN Address Bind To 127.0.0.1?

yes repeat, these are not for the hard core programmers, they are for the Newbies to Linux.

That is why Linux is still far behind and will continue to be so