The person in the picture does not look like someone with the skillset necessary to make Linux communicate with the microphone on her mobile phone. The house is too clean, she is conventionally attractive, and she appears to have somewhat of a tan. Also, there are not empty computer cases and HDDs stacked up everwhere.

most people seem to hate using electronics, so this checks out at least?

Honestly, I only really like Emacs.

Finally. Exactly what i want. Current operating systems are too deterministic. I say one thing and I know exactly what it will do. Much more fun if I can never really be sure.

Obviously the sarcasm is coming through as intended but it betrays a strange notion of a common attitude towards computers amongst all people as a whole. For it to read as sarcasm one has to accept the premise that people like using computers generally, or if they don’t, they don’t use them. This would make an operating system for people who hate using computers a redundant and laughable concept. Except, a lot of people have no particular love for computers and use them because they’re mandatory aspect of everyday life, so a system that genuinely did market itself as for ‘people who hate using their own computer’ would probably be very appealing which would rather undermine the whole implied message of this post.

Whether such an OS would deliver the goods here an actually work well and reduce friction for users and not catastrophically break or be so inefficient it becomes useless is another matter.

ah, finally, a sloperating system.

The average user just wants their computer to “work,” whatever that means to them. They’re are as complacent as ever, especially with more “choices.”

Tech savvy will avoid this, disapprove of this because … as OP puts it.

I think we will have bonzi buddy soonish on Linux desktop lol

Finally, an operating system for people who hate actually using their own computer.

Are they gonna be able to fight Apple in their home turf like this?

privacy-focused appeal of Linux

Linux isn’t inherently privacy-focused. It’s focused on interoperability and customizability.

You could use it as a foundation for a distro that watches its users even more efficiently than Windows or MacOS. You might even call it ChromeOS or Android or something.

Anyone remember Microsoft “Bob?”

I’m so confused what functionality they’re actually hoping to gain from this.

so, most normal non-computer people?

I mean sure, let’s see what they build, but its against what most Linux users want…

Still, since it’s probably free to try, let’s see.

Haha what could go wrong