Why would I bother buying a System76 computer? The point of Linux to consumers isn't "freedom", it's "free". As in, zero-cost. You install it on what you already have. It sucks at doing that.
Restricted drivers. Shitty iDevice support. A mass of stupid UX decisions that are kicked down to the user to deal with. I keep a Linux desktop because I am knowledgeable enough to deal with the issues that arise (like my Xorg getting inexplicably hosed two weeks ago, that was cool). Expecting normals to ever, ever waste their time with it is silliness.
No computer lasts forever. So whenever the time comes to buy the next computer, whether for ourselves or for our relatives, we should choose Linux-friendly hardware.
As for poor iOS device support, that is hardly the fault of Linux developers, since the protocol between iOS and iTunes is proprietary.
Or I'll just buy a Mac, which I do. I'll spend a grand on an Air for a relative so they aren't asking me either how to disinfect their machines or why their applications don't make sense. And regarding iOS: it is entirely the Linux community's fault. Consumers don't care that it's hard. Consumers expect it because everyone else has it.
Users aren't developers. Users don't care about freedom. Users care that their shit works. If it doesn't, it's not the user's fault.
The only restricted driver I have ever installed is Nvidia, which is completely unnecessary unless you are playing modern 3D games or doing GPGPU development (as I was).
Restricted drivers. Shitty iDevice support. A mass of stupid UX decisions that are kicked down to the user to deal with. I keep a Linux desktop because I am knowledgeable enough to deal with the issues that arise (like my Xorg getting inexplicably hosed two weeks ago, that was cool). Expecting normals to ever, ever waste their time with it is silliness.