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780k Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks (blog.zorin.com)
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[–] 29 points 9 months ago (11 children)

I'm mostly amazed that they discovered it. When I think of a good transition distro this is not what comes to mind. Must have been some kind of targeted ad campaign. Also there's probably a ton of people that think no good software could possibly be free.

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  • [–] 22 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    They've been astroturfing the fuck out of it for the last 6 weeks.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago* (4 children)

    This was my guess. This shit doesn't come from nowhere. My bet is that some big wig or VC backed it and is trying to get ROI.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Nah, y'all just young. Zorin's designed to look extremely Windows-like, and they've always gotten a bump when Microsoft has a stroke. Last time they grew a lot was Windows 8.

    If anything, this is just a sign of how badly Microsoft has fucked up with Windows 11.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Zorin? Its a great transition distro. Clean aesthetic, with back end gnome tweaks so you can have it look like KDE/windows. Software store made easy. Everything seems to work OOTB.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    with back end gnome tweaks so you can have it look like KDE

    you know what looks like KDE?

    KDE.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    But KDE isn't as integrated throughout the system like GNOME, on Zorin you have 4 desktops styles you can choose that range from GNOME like to KDE like without having to switch DEs.

    I know KDE is highly customizable, but it doesn't have the smooth feel of GNOME, and for a distro where their whole vibe is a clean aesthetic GNOME makes more sense

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  • [–] -1 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    KDE is free

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Zorin is a smooth clean aesthetic, and GNOME has that integration into everything, making the system feel polished. So when a user transitions to Zorin you can stay on same DE and have it windows like, and later choose 1 of the 4 styles of interface without tweaking.

    KDE Is amazing for customization, but with Zorin being so focused on being a polished UX, GNOME makes more sense.

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