A novice user will be more comfortable at first using firefox rather
than info-mode, more comfortable using nautilus rather than dired, and
more comfortable using nano rather than a major mode from Emacs.
So it would seem that it is better for a novice not to use Emacs at
all, and consequently we need not accommodate novices according to
your logic, since they have no business learning Emacs.
Seriously, it does not make sense for Emacs to promote not using Emacs
when doing so is by far the best solution.