Its not worse. Not anymore. And arguably better in many desktop areas.
But LOTD is not any easier for your average non techie.
And it was never about ease of use, its about adoption, presence and marketing.
But LOTD is not any easier for your average non techie.
And it was never about ease of use, its about adoption, presence and marketing.
For non-techies, it is actually a non-problem; they are already used to fact there are systems different than Windows (they know about Android, iOS or ChromeOS). This kind of users are so undemanding, that sitting them behind stock Ubuntu machine they will relatively quickly go their way and are able to do everything they need.
It's Windows power-users who have it most troublesome. They learned something about one platform, and to move to another platform they have to start from scratch.
> And it was never about ease of use, its about adoption, presence and marketing.
Very true. I would add bizdev there too.
Ehm, no, you are just used to it. In my not-so-humble opinion, it is Finder > Nautilus > Explorer.
In Linux, the taskbar and start menus are not a part of the file manager, but part the desktop shell. The most used one is Gnome, which doesn't have taskbar and start menu.
Last I checked, windows explorer lacked split windows and a popdown console, both of which i use constantly. Windows also lacks focus on hover, proper session restore, a simple, readable, usable applications menu, the settings were scattered between at least two different places with no real rhyme or reason. It also has built in ads which honestly kills whatever positives the ui might have.