May I respectfully suggest that those who do not fulfill the minimum wetware requirements to run Linux successfully should
stick to an operating system that is consistent with their cranial capacity.
Ubuntu was supposed to be the linux distribution that was easy for the everyday user. Now they're suffering from GNOME politics and Canonical treating their users as beta testers (but Unity works great for (most) people with Intel laptops).
Don't get me wrong - Ubuntu has made great strides in usability, but it's not that linux is harder, it's that people who are already used to Windows will find it much "easier" because the mental shortcuts are already there, compared to Linux where they need to think about something as simple as launching a program. Combine that with the fact that Linux does break on occasion (mostly with regards to distro upgrades) and probably requires the command line to fix it and you get frustration on the user's part compared to Windows.
There's nothing respectful about calling people who don't want to fiddle with Linux idiots. You can't say "may I respectfully suggest" and go on to insult people. It doesn't work that way.
May I respectfully suggest that many of those who fulfil the minimum wetware requirements would rather put that cranial capacity to other uses instead of wrestling with driver problems and Skype crashes? For some, those things are a hobby, and much respect to you if so; that does not however make the rest of us stupid.
Don't get me wrong - Ubuntu has made great strides in usability, but it's not that linux is harder, it's that people who are already used to Windows will find it much "easier" because the mental shortcuts are already there, compared to Linux where they need to think about something as simple as launching a program. Combine that with the fact that Linux does break on occasion (mostly with regards to distro upgrades) and probably requires the command line to fix it and you get frustration on the user's part compared to Windows.