But in many cases Windows is pre-installed so it doesn’t matter if installing Windows is equally hard. People don’t have to install Windows in order to use it. In order to get normal people to use Linux there should be similarly no barrier to entry. I’ve seen companies selling used laptops with Linux distro of choice pre-installed. Something like that could work.
Except it isn’t because that hardware was made to facilitate an easy install of Windows. Also, most of those people bought it pre-installed. So you’re not only expecting them to have an easy install process, you’re also expecting them to do something they haven’t had to do in decades.
“Don’t blame Linux that people won’t adopt it because they can’t install it” is an odd attitude.
I don’t see anything odd in saying that something universally needed for installing any OS is Linux’ particular fault.
This is about mass adoption rather than throwing away old hardware. If Linux can’t easily be installed on the old hardware, it will be thrown out.
Installing Linux is as easy as installing Windows.
But in many cases Windows is pre-installed so it doesn’t matter if installing Windows is equally hard. People don’t have to install Windows in order to use it. In order to get normal people to use Linux there should be similarly no barrier to entry. I’ve seen companies selling used laptops with Linux distro of choice pre-installed. Something like that could work.
Yes, and also one can buy Lenovo and IIRC Dell laptops with Linux.
Except it isn’t because that hardware was made to facilitate an easy install of Windows. Also, most of those people bought it pre-installed. So you’re not only expecting them to have an easy install process, you’re also expecting them to do something they haven’t had to do in decades.
Yes, and what would you expect people to do about that?
Some problems remaining unsolved take less energy than trying to solve them.
I expect people to do nothing about it. That was my point.