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Linux vs Windows is like a suped up rally car vs a base level sedan.

Yes, by most metrics, the suped up rally car is better. It's faster, it's more efficient, it's entirely customizable so it's owners can put in and easily modify nearly every component. For people that know cars, it is fantastic and completely mops the floor with that dumb sedan whose manufacturers keep shoving in unwanted features and subscription services for basic stuff. For people that know cars, there is no question about which is superior and which they'd rather be driving.

But here's the thing... Most people don't know cars well enough to use a suped up rally car. They would be completely lost. Most can't even drive a manual, and you expect them to drive and maintain a rally car? And for most people's use-case, they have no need for a suped up rally car. They're just commuting for work, or going to the store. A basic-ass sedan works alright for them because that's all they need.

And yes, most are right there with you complaining about the bloated features that modern sedans are coming with, and yearn for the days when those weren't forced in by the manufacturers. But that doesn't mean they are lining up to switch to suped up rally cars. And the suggestion that they should switch to a suped up rally car is often met with eye rolls, to the confusion of suped up rally car drivers who just can't understand why more people don't prefer their obviously superior vehicles.