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People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows

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Re: People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows

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"By my count"... Which means pretending that every single "unknown" desktop, which is a larger percentage than the Linux desktops, are Linux. And also by considering ChromeBooks, which also have a larger percentage than Linux, are Linux.

Until ChromeOS get its own OS (wasn't it supposed to be in 2019?), it's still a Linux.

I think aluminum OS is next. Still Linux based.

Re: People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows

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Why? I’ve been using Unix workstations since the motif days through gnome whatever, but and every single one has seemed clunky as heck compared to the contemporaneous windows. Win 11 file explorer is 20 years ahead of nautilus. Not to mention all of the other windows perks like HiDPI & multi-monitor scaling polish, rdp, vastly superior accessibility, … And you can run wsl2 if you need to.

Re: People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows

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“Microsoft president Pavan Davulur tweeted on Nov. 10 that ‘Windows is evolving into an agentic OS, connecting devices, cloud, and AI to unlock intelligent productivity and secure work anywhere” Apple could probably run a Mac vs PC billboard on this tweet alone.

Apple could, but this is more or less their tagline[1], as well.

Granted, I think Apple has slightly better execution, but that's pretty subjective, I suppose.

1. https://www.apple.com/os/macos/

Re: People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are built on Linux fundamentals but are miles away from being a _Linux desktop_.

Oh right they are a Linux laptop.

They are another somewhat closed ecosystem and becoming more closed over time. Better than a TV that runs Linux, (so far still) better than Android, worse than any "real" Linux distribution.

They are mostly on the wrong side in the war on general-purpose computing.

Re: People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows

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What I want is some hardware that, if Linux stops working on it, it's someone's job to fix that. Which is why I'm strongly considering a Steam Cube.

What about a Mac? macOS isn't exactly Linux, but you can run a lot of Linux command line things just fine on it, and Apple will always make sure macOS works 100% on the Macs they sell.

Re: People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows

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What I want is some hardware that, if Linux stops working on it, it's someone's job to fix that. Which is why I'm strongly considering a Steam Cube.

What about a Mac? macOS isn't exactly Linux, but you can run a lot of Linux command line things just fine on it, and Apple will always make sure macOS works 100% on the Macs they sell.

How are they at running all of the games I own on Steam?

Re: People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows

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I've been hearing about how Linux is going to replace Windows for at least 2 decades now. I expect it to finally happen some time after we get 'too cheap to meter' fusion power.

SPARC is scheduled to start operations in 2026, with the goal of demonstrating net power in 2027.
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