There are two main reasons. Linux is a powerful, fast, and stable operating system. It’s also extremely flexible and private. However, the first reason that it’s not more common is because most computers that you buy have either Windows or Mac. Most users don’t care enough to go out of their way to buy a more specialty computer that will include Linux. And few have the desire to manually download and install it themselves.
Second is the chicken and egg problem. Many mainstream applications aren’t available for Linux (take the Microsoft Office suite for instance). Particularly for people who are very tied to a particular piece of software, or who have very particular needs, Linux doesn’t always work. If Linux were more popular, developers would create applications for it. But Linux needs more applications (brand-name ones anyway) in order to become more popular. And if you’re a gamer, Windows is probably your only option at this point, even though the leaner system that Linux provides might actually do a better job of running the game if developers would just port them over.
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