Complex sentence: The choice of applications that free software development offers has led people to criticize Linux as confusing for new users in the past as well as Linux as a choice in desktop operating systems although it has been argued that choice is one of the key strengths of Linux.
Split into simpler sentences: The choice of applications that free software development offers has led people to criticize Linux as confusing for new users in the past as well as Linux as a choice in desktop operating systems. Though it has been argued that choice is one of the key strengths of Linux.