Maybe if it came preconfigured, but I seriously doubt that most of the forum users would take the time to read and comprehend the requirements, create the ISO, back up their usable data, wipe the drive, install Ubuntu and then possibly chase drivers for that oddball piece of hardware.. I was hoping that when Wally World started selling a Linux machine it'd take off, but not to happen. Another frequent comment that I see is "anyone that is tech savvy enough to run a Linux OS is savvy enough to adequately protect themselves from Malware...".
My problem comes from having to support non-technical people (still, even though I'm retired) who want to do lots of things on their computer, most of which come as Windows applications. And yes, I know about all the FOSS replacements, but when they run to the craft store, pick up a pattern designer (for instance), it isn't gonna list which Linux distros it's ready to run on...so, you suggest "run WINE" - then we have the fake root to contend with and we're back with security issues, if they start running Windows apps that have a security aspect..sigh......maybe the Chrome OS will save us...(kidding)