Microwave. Strong magnets. Drills. Scrapyard shredders. Volcanoes.

Does Dokuwiki count?

Actually I think that term was coined by Windows 98 for hardware you could connect and it would Just work™ (I.e. without the need to install drivers).

It’s like a vinyl record, but fancier.

I.democratically hate all smart TVs.

So does my dumb TV. No subscriptions.

I’d mean people who don’t know linux in particular but are marginally tech-savy.
Mint has been described as “the distro your granny can use” (and some do), but it does require some knowledge to at least install it — but it’s nothing a tutorial somewhere won’t help with, it’s a low bar.

You’re probably thinking of PairDrop (which also allows extranet).

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You can OnionShare if you’re worried about privacy.

I prefer a dumb TV.

So you prefer Japanese spyware instead.

Linux Mint is one of the most recommended for newbies.
You can use a live CD/USB to try it out without installing.

Oh no…
Anyway…

Yes.

A few paragraphs would do wonders for the legibility of your post.

My concern is the likelyhood that companies using MS products will cut corners by using deprecated/unsupported OSs for years after the last security patch, which will lead to security breaches for many consumers.

That likelihood is high, real and current.

They’ve also been killing motorcyclists in Canada, for the same reason.

If they’re smart they won’t do that as they know people are buying their products specifically for that reason.
If they’re smart…