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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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[–] 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Nothing is needed for me, I already replaced Windows. It's been a while actually.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Same. Im a total noob and there are challenges to using Linux but Microsoft are assholes who treat customers like shit so screw them

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Windows comes with its own set of challenges in the form of wanting things set up differently from how MS wants them set up and not wanting to be nagged about using their shitty programs and services. I got to the point where any time the OS or software initiated some kind of contact with me, it would annoy me even if it might have been helpfull because I'm so used to those being from the marketing department.

    Like I've noticed that Linux can do things without annoying me even if that thing used to annoy me on windows just because I don't have that expectation that it's trying to sell me something.

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