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Why people gave up using linux? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by Fint0034@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The only few reason I know so far is software availability, like adobe software, and Microsoft suite. Is there more of major reasons that I missed?

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[–] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah :/

I almost wonder how far (as an example) System76 or someone could get by mirroring Apple’s approach: build a range of devices and focus aggressively on gluing them together without a care in the world for anything else.

I know Samsung tries for their devices with Windows, but their software always felt like there’s an internal competition for who can add the most number of controls to each UI and it comes across as very clunky.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not really sure the demographic that cares enough to find an alternative to Windows or Mac is the same demographic that would be ok in a walled garden.

My understanding is that one of the selling points for products by System76 and other similar brands is the modularity and ability to upgrade the hardware.

[–] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 1 points 9 months ago

It doesn’t have to be a walled garden, it could just be a system where they only do first-party development of products they product and leave it to the community to expand to others.

[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

I would honestly love to see that even if it used a de like gnome (I'm a kde guy myself) because it could show what Linux is truly capable of.