The rest of your comment is just as ignorant.
So nobody is installing "monitor drivers" for Linux, but they're probably frantically installing packages trying to fix some random issue.
The reason people don't get malware on Linux is because they install software through the package manager, via trusted and reviewed repos. And drivers are all built-in to the operating system, not third party (with some exceptions, like nvidia).
On most Linux setups you aren't just downloading random junk from the internet and running it. Also the operating system won't install things automatically for you generally either. Even system updates are optional if you don't want them, and you won't be nagged for it.
Basically it comes down to a difference in culture.
In other words, Stallman was right, and proprietary software developers have too much power over users. And they inevitably, sooner or later, leverage this power for (more) profit, even if you paid for the product.
I definitely wouldn’t predict that Linux is taking over the world or anything but it wasn’t that long ago that playing AAA games on Linux on day one of release was ludicrous. Now the most popular PC handheld runs Linux, a PC console launched that runs Linux.
Now we have hardware like the MacBook Neo that threatens Windows even more. Sure, the XPS 13 came out and is arguably a compelling alternative. But I think the mindshare damage has been done on that one.
The idea that Windows might disappear entirely is not that far-fetched, especially when you look at Microsoft’s financial results.
If I was a PC OEM like Dell I would probably band together with other OEMs like Lenovo to make my own Linux distribution and support Windows offboarding even further as a hedge to my business.
IMHO the big difference is in enterprise Vs personal Windows, enterprise Windows can genuinely be a very lean, fast experience that is great for work. But my personal PC running windows is very firmly in the "I wonder what the latest update will break" teritorry.
I've had several laptops where audio just doesn't work even on rolling releases. Or the screen freezing up constantly.
This was all with relatively new hardware within the last year or so.
My issue with the Linux community is if you bring this up it's all of a sudden the fault of everyone but Linux.
The end user should of picked better hardware.
The hardware OEMs should of shipped Linux support.
The end user is lazy for not installing an RC kernel.
Macs are great, but my current workhorse computer has a 2TB SSD, and only cost 550$ with the SSD upgrade.
Vs 2000$ for the cheapest MacBook with a 2TB SSD
Which is usually at least 2x as much if we're talking about buying a System 76 laptop.
Windows laptops go on sale very often.
Although I will admit I have an HP laptop I brought last December that worked out of the box with Ubuntu. Nvidia drivers and all.
This is fairly easy to do by just not buying the absolute latest hardware. Installing something like Fedora in a 8-12 month old laptop I just can't recall last time I had issues.
What happens when they install Ubuntu and the Wifi doesn't even work ? An experienced Linux user might figure it out.
A new user would, very reasonably, assume Linux doesn't work and reinstall Windows.
It's easy: whatever is preinstalled will be guaranteed to work reliably. Worked for me.