• 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    Doubt.

    Yes, many internet nerds will finally switch to linux. Most normies will just throw millions of computers into the trash and buy win11 approved machines.

    Source: my tech illiterate normie family

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      22 hours ago

      yeah i just watched a girl in our class group chat trying to run a windows installer on a mac

      things like these remind me why linux won’t become popular

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        22 hours ago

        well if people stick to the proper linux way of doing things (official software repos) then that’s actually closer to what they are used to doing (apple app store) than just randomly downloading installers off the internet

        linux should be a relatively easy switch for most people.

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          8 hours ago

          I will have to disaggree on that, i can see your point but that is only if they had someone to manage thier system until they get the hang of it, otherwise they will jump back to what they were comfortable using.

          Be it mac, windows or a phone

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      And we don’t actually need everyone to switch to Linux. Much like with Lemmy we need enough people to have thriving communities with Linux we need just enough people for companies to start properly supporting Linux.