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Why is it that the average computer user still chooses to spend hundreds of dollars on Windows or Mac when there are countless Linux alternatives that they could download, install and make use of completely free of charge?

It’s always tempting to praise articles you agree with, but bear with me. The reasons here match with my own experience, especially concerns about the number of distributions. Sometimes it is not just the number that is the problem but the intensity that people defend their choice. Surely this is just missing the point of Linux. What’s more important is that people try rather than whether they agree on distribution.