In an effort to thwart Linux sales on netbooks, Microsoft has started a training program at Best Buy to “educate” their “experts” on Linux. And true to their fashion, MS resorted to FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) and straight out LIES!
via linuxologist.com
I'll concede that printing and scanning with Linux might be a bit of hassle to set up initially, but the same finger can be pointed at Windows and OS X.
And honestly, if you're not up to the task you probably shouldn't even have a computer of your own...