There are Linux tools which are optimized toward easy use. If it's editing you want, there are are equivalents of Windows Notepad AND HAVE BEEN FROM VERY EARLY ON.
xedit, nedit, kedit, gedit, and more, are all basic GUI text editors. nano (and pico) are very basic console editors aimed at basic users.
The point about vim and emacs is that they're not fundamental editors (though learning the basics is quick), they're very powerful performance tools.
The problem with tools that don't offer advanced features is that you bang into their limitations very, very quickly. They lack automation, they lack the ability to perform large tasks quickly.
And the problem with proprietary tools is that they are limited in availability: they're online-only, or limited to a specific OS, or, worst of all: they company folds and the tools become unsupported and/or unavailable.
xedit, nedit, kedit, gedit, and more, are all basic GUI text editors. nano (and pico) are very basic console editors aimed at basic users.
The point about vim and emacs is that they're not fundamental editors (though learning the basics is quick), they're very powerful performance tools.
The problem with tools that don't offer advanced features is that you bang into their limitations very, very quickly. They lack automation, they lack the ability to perform large tasks quickly.
And the problem with proprietary tools is that they are limited in availability: they're online-only, or limited to a specific OS, or, worst of all: they company folds and the tools become unsupported and/or unavailable.