I’ll tell you why I still use a Mac: it’s because my non-techie wife still uses one. Even then I still have to provide her with regular tech support. For someone like her using Linux is not yet a viable option.
Completely agreed. Contrary to popular belief, my experience is that the elderly get along better with Linux than most people. The elderly typically memorize exactly how to do what they want to do. They learn to click this, click that, and get what they want without taking any deviations. And Kubuntu is nice because each update doesn't change their workflow.
Considering that most elderly that I've met do their entire workflow through the browser, that just adds to the ease of moving to Linux.
Same, I have my whole family on MacOS because the marriage of hardware and software across the ecosystem is unmatched. I totally get why people wouldn't want "i" and "pod" everything, but when you do have everything - it all just plays so nicely together. Even stupid little things like being able to remotely control the tv with your phone, or automatically unlock your computer by simply wearing your watch, add up to reduce a ton of friction day to day.