I do understand what you are saying, though. Linux was never meant for someone who knows *nothing* about computers, though it can be used by such.
DOS (and Windows later) was originally intended for end users, and not techies. That was IBM's market. Linux was targeted at techies, and was Linus' school project in a tech class at University. Big differences in origin, thus big differences in design and use concepts.
That being said, though, Linux today is just as easy (if not easier) to use as Windows. It *is* different, though. The same tasks will use different steps than Windows uses.
I think you and I (and the author of the article) are in agreement here. I used to really be into building my own computers, etc. I even told my nephew at a computer “Swap meet” in Kent WA back in the 90’s to “soak it all in, because this is a brief moment in history, like when the Model T first brought cars to the masses. When computers become everyday items this will all go away.”
He’s now a computer geek and really gets into this stuff. I moved on to buying a hobby farm and mainly use my computer to surf the net, use VDI/VPN to do my job from home, practice my bass for gigs using youtube stuff, and play Command and Conquere. I also record CD’s and DVD’s and print on them on my Epson printer. It all works and I don’t want to mess with it. It’s just a tool.
But if I were in my 20’s or 30’s, I’d probably be all over Linux and trying to get my friends to get it.
I had a dual boot windows OS2 Warp machine back in the day. ;)