Why Linux Has Failed Most Beginners

Over the years, I’ve had a number of people asking me what I believe the problem was with further migration over to Linux by the public at large. To be frank, I don’t believe that there is a simple answer to this. To me, there are a number of factors that play a role in keeping Linux out of the mainstream limelight” writes Matt Hartley in his opinion piece.

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