The answer why linux isn't more popular is easy! (Score 1)

The reason why linux isn't spreading is that "typical pc users are afraid of or don't think they need linux". Does a housewife (just an example of a typical user) who just wants to surf the web or do email really care about learning how to work with hard drives or try to learn how to install and work with a whole new o/s system? Doubt it! I build my own pc's but if the one I'm using would have came with windows pre-installed, I probably wouldn't bother with linux either. I've only been using linux for a couple of weeks and the transition hasn't been easy. It took trying serveral disros to get me up and going and there's still a few things I'm working on. Learning how to do command lines can be frustrating and initimidating at first. Let's face it, doing command lines is something that you need to know if your going to use linux. I'm going to tough it out because it's something I want to learn and do, but a lot of people don't care if what their using now gets them by. Most windows users can turn a computer on and use a mouse. If that's enough to get them by, then thats all they care about. Yeah, I know windows has many, many flaws but if thats what their pc's came installed with, then that's what their going to use. More factory built pc's with linux pre-installed is about the only way to give linux a real boost. Let's face it, most o/s's have came along way, but they still have a long way to go before their secure and easy for everyone to use at the same time.