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by m_mueller 4326 days ago
I think Desktop Linux works well at the two extremes: kiosk PCs and very limited E-Mail/Browser/Solitaire machines on the one end, and the OS for the highly proficient users (e.g. 'hackers', academics) on the other end. In between there's either Windows or Mac, depending on the situation. I've even had some success bringing non-literates to a Mac+Windows-VM combo - everything other than MS Office tends to be a few notches easier understandable on the Mac and these users can now do more than before - for the windows-only-software they have a transparent VM that they don't even notice much.