The Curious Case of Linux: It’s for Everyone, but Nobody Uses it (UPDATED)
Linux has grown from a project operating as an antithesis to greedy corporations to a burgeoning ecosystem with something for everyone. Still, the barrier to entry has stopped many users from even trying the OS. Linux has solidified its position as the go-to for enterprises operating servers and data centres, but consumers have become intimidated by the perceived dread of using the command line and not having a familiar GUI.
UPDATESeems like this author is just a Linux-hostile writer is not Microsoft troll.
A day later:
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‘Toxic’ Linux Community Acts As the Perfect Repellent for New Users [Ed: See the "Note"; seems like a Microsoft propaganda site and Microsoft is, in fact, a media partner]
Although, these bad apples do not make a majority of the community surrounding Linux, since many forums are actually friendly towards new users, the negative users create enough noise in the community to turn newcomers away from the platform, thus creating a negative perception of the ecosystem.