Why don't more people use Linux?

#1

Post by funOtter » Fri, Sep 06, 2024, 4:00 AM UTC

Why don't more people use Linux?
world.hey.com

Re: Why don't more people use Linux?

#2

Post by 1oooqooq » Fri, Sep 06, 2024, 4:06 AM UTC

no marketing budget

Re: Why don't more people use Linux?

#3

Post by phren0logy » Fri, Sep 06, 2024, 4:17 AM UTC

It’s not preinstalled

Re: Why don't more people use Linux?

#4

Post by ThrowawayR2 » Fri, Sep 06, 2024, 4:30 AM UTC

Fourth duplicate posting in two days? Previous posts were:

Why don't more people use Linux? (world.hey.com) 8 points by signa11 17 hours ago - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41455379

Why don't more people use Linux? (world.hey.com) 5 points by RyeCombinator 1 day ago - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41450849

Why don't more people use Linux? (world.hey.com) 5 points by ibobev 2 days ago - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41432927

Why don't more people use Linux? (world.hey.com) 10 points by dotcoma 3 days ago - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41427054

Re: Why don't more people use Linux?

#5

Post by hcfman » Fri, Sep 06, 2024, 5:25 AM UTC

People really are sheep. They follow a lot what other people around them do.

I would be interesting to do a sort of Truman show experiment on the use of Linux. Get a whole lot of some persons friends to use Linux. See if the outsider starts to try it.

Re: Why don't more people use Linux?

#6

Post by beardyw » Fri, Sep 06, 2024, 6:35 AM UTC

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #4

Fourth duplicate posting in two days? Previous posts were: Why don't more people use Linux? (world.hey.com) 8 points by signa11 17 hours ago - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41455379 Why don't more people use Linux? (world.hey.com) 5 points by RyeCombinator 1 day ago - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41450849 Why don't more people use Linux? (world.hey.com) 5 points by ibobev 2 days ago - https://news.ycom…

Why not?

Re: Why don't more people use Linux?

#7

Post by funOtter » Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 1:22 PM UTC

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #4

Fourth duplicate posting in two days? Previous posts were: Why don't more people use Linux? (world.hey.com) 8 points by signa11 17 hours ago - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41455379 Why don't more people use Linux? (world.hey.com) 5 points by RyeCombinator 1 day ago - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41450849 Why don't more people use Linux? (world.hey.com) 5 points by ibobev 2 days ago - https://news.ycom…

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