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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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[-] blitzen@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 months ago

I agree the “harm” is small. But when the benefit is zero and the harm non-zero, the author is wasting our collective time.

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago

I think today is the day I block @Sxan@piefed.zip ... sorry dude.

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