Libraries are not companies, they don’t need to make a profit. They are supported by taxes. The computers they have are old because they work perfectly fine.
They probably don’t pay for licensing, and the cost to maintain non-windows OS would be more due to having to hire people with that skill set.
I like how democratic it can be.
I dislike how democratic it can be.
There’s too much fragmentation. There also isn’t an “anchor store” that brings people in and increases activity in more niche areas.