Why Linux has failed the beginner

A common theme that I have heard when people explain to me why they have no real desire to try Linux is the perceived learning curve. When pressed, the person being asked will eventually divulge that they were told that it was simply too difficult to learn. Finally when pushed into giving their “source” of this information, the truth ultimately comes out – they heard about it from another disheartened user speaking about their feelings with regard to one particular distribution.

I agree with everything that is said here. Even though distros such as SuSE offer an easier entry, Linux in general needs to pull its act together if it’s ever going to be actual competition to Windows. I think this has been well known for a while, though.