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The software for that is relatively easy
Getting people to use it will be next to impossible. Without a strong marketing budget, it would take decades at beat before even a small percentage of people would be using it (see Linux desktop) as its all word of mouth and initially only the nerds in the know would be using it for years
True, but if we think about it, the "nerds in the know" can be a strong niche for some kind of businesses