Thread by @mikecodemonkey

Over the past few years, I've been taking in donation laptops (window 7 era), wiping them and putting #linux @linuxmint on them, and then donating them back out to people who need a comptuer.

I followed up with 100 people who have had their computers for over a year. 👇

I asked them 4 questions

1. Once you got the computer, was it easy to start using it right away?

100% said yes

2. Did you have to install any new apps? Did that work easily for you too?

80% didn't need anything else installed (I only added chrome, zoom and supertuxkart)

20% did add apps and found it easy via the app center

3. Are you still using the laptop? And if not, how long did you use it?

92% said they were still using it to this day.

The remaining 8% reported having it stolen or physically breaking it

4. Did you have any problems with it crashing or not working in that time? (feel free to give examples of what went wrong)

100% of people said no. They didn't have any issues. It just worked.

100 people using Linux mint for over a year reported no issues. srsly

I say this not to shame windows or say Linux is better in some way. But to start dispelling the rumor that you have to be some kinda of super nerd to use Linux on the daily.

You don't anymore. Regular folks can easily just get on with Linux these days. So know its an option!