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I mean, you don't HAVE to do any of that stuff in Windows, it's just helps a bit.
I'm sure there are plenty of windows horror stories. But almost every Windows computer I've had in the last decade, both custom and OEM, has worked pretty well out of the box. And almost every Ubuntu computer I've had over the last decade has had problems that weren't trivial to fix.
I like Linux, but when people compare these problems like they're the same just are missing the point.
The true test is, would you install it for your mom. Have fun figuring out her public library and ereader shit on Linux.
I've installed it for my mom. She mostly just checks mail, writes some documents and browses the web. She said she didn't notice a difference, everything worked as it should.