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The Desktop Experience on Linux is years ahead of Windows. Only users who have to use apps non available on Mac or Linux use Windows.



Of course! I don't disagree. And yet here we are at 69.43% desktop market share[0] for Windows for March 2023, decades after I started hearing about how this year, for sure, was going to be the Year Of Linux On The Desktop™.

Most people don't seem to be using the best possible desktop experience. Their desktop is decided by an employer, or whatever is pre-installed, or who knows what. But an ad in the start menu doesn't seem like it's likely to budge that number much.

0. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide...


> The Desktop Experience on Linux is years ahead of Windows

[citation needed]

And is also relevant: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35325280


Better than citation, it's beautiful: https://youtu.be/7JJmCAJs9pM




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