Because le Reddit army hates it so they do too. Half of these nerds get all their opinions told to them

These countries?

I scared the people next to me on the bus laughing so loud out of nowhere

If you’re doing it for a friend make sure you ASK if they want Linux, don’t force it on them man that’s not cool. Most normies just want to use Windows for the compatibility and ease of use (call it handholding and restrictive all you want).