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What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows (www.theregister.com)

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As Torvalds pointed out in 2019, is that while some major hardware vendors do sell Linux PCs – Dell, for example, with Ubuntu – none of them make it easy. There are also great specialist Linux PC vendors, such as System76, Germany's TUXEDO Computers, and the UK-based Star Labs, but they tend to market to people who are already into Linux, not disgruntled Windows users. No, one big reason why Linux hasn't taken off is that there are no major PC OEMs strongly backing it. To Torvalds, Chromebooks "are the path toward the desktop."

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[-] MartianSands@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 month ago

I imagine he means things like Chromebook, rather than Chromebook itself. Mass-market consumer hardware which comes with Linux by default

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

The Steam Deck. It's been my daily PC since I got it.

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