A gross misperception.  It wasn't until they were prolly 17 or so that their cousin told them it wasn't Windows.  and, the only downside he was able to point out to is that he couldn't hack it.  he liked to show off how easily he could hack windows, telling stories of how he got porn to pop up on all the computers in the class at the same time.  He had the nerve to ask me if he could download an illegal copy of windows and install it so he could hack it!  LOL

BTW, separately, when he was telling them how he did a FB phishing attack with a fake login, he told them I was the only one who didn't fall for it.  

Linux is at least as kid friendly.  You click on Firefox and it opens!  lol.  Facebook and Youtube look the same.  

I loved hearing the kids explain to other kids how it is "just like windows" and how you can do all the same things.  When people make false statements about Linux, I know they have little to no experience using it, because that's the only possible explanation.  Linux is super kid friendly.  It even has special versions for very young kids.