So a couple of weeks ago I finally had enough of windows and put linux mint on my laptop instead. I haven't used linux since the early 90s and couldn't remember much at all, was concerned I'd have trouble with drivers etc.

In fact the whole experience was a piece of piss. So easy. There were no urgent-seeming pop ups with arcane terms, no crashes or problems, I didn't need to use the command prompt.

Then I was able to find and install the programmes I use easily too. Slack, steam, etc. Within maybe an hour I was able to do my work on the computer again. I kinda feel like I got my laptop back - windows was getting so buggy and aggravating that I had been avoiding using the machine.

If Linux wants a future in which it continues to grow, it needs to do more of this, appealing to the casual, non-technical user. Because we probably represent most of the market.