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Comment by duxup

2 years ago

They're playing defense vs ... is "linux desktop" even trying?

I don't expect someone out there to just make it work for everyone else, but outside specialized situations like gaming hardware, or phones, I don't see anyone really putting the work into appealing to the mass of windows users, at least not as far as covering all the bases that you would need to cover to really think about getting people to move.

MacOS is probably the most organized effort and there they are, and they don't cover all the windows features exactly.

That's not a knock on anyone here, just that they're maybe playing defense vs no no real organized effort.

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coldpie  2 years ago

> is "linux desktop" even trying

No. I've been using Linux since 2007 and spent most of my career so far in the Linux space. My goal has never been to convert Windows users to Linux. I don't care what others use so long as it doesn't impact me. I just want to make Linux better, because I am also a Linux user, and want my own experience to be better. If my work means someone has a pleasant experience and converts, then great, the more the merrier. But it's not my goal. So I think you're right, we're not trying to get people to move from Windows. We're just trying to make something we want to use.

  • oblio  2 years ago

    > I don't care what others use so long as it doesn't impact me.

    It does impact you regarding the depth of hardware support, for example.