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Still better than windows. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The distinction I am making is that most software developers don't consider Linux Desktop a real OS, and that's why Linsux nerds are begging for developers to release Linux versions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Linux isn't trying to compete with Windows for the desktop market. Making fun of it for failing to do that is dishonest at best. It caters to the very specific needs and wants of programmers, and it does that incredibly well. The fact that it can now run some quite high-end art and video production packages is a bonus, and if Linux is one day able to present itself as a viable alternative to Apple's walled garden and Microsoft's data-mining adware, so much the better, but no one with an ounce of sense (coughgardinerbryantcough) would seriously argue that Linux will be ready for mass adoption at any point within the next ten years.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Linux isn’t trying to compete with Windows for the desktop market. Making fun of it for failing to do that is dishonest at best.

~~2001~~ ~~2002~~ ~~2003~~ ~~2004~~ ~~2005~~ ~~2006~~ ~~2007~~ ~~2008~~ ~~2009~~ ~~2010~~ ~~2011~~ ~~2012~~ ~~2013~~ ~~2014~~ ~~2015~~ ~~2016~~ ~~2017~~ ~~2018~~ ~~2019~~ ~~2020~~ ~~2021~~ ~~2022~~ ~~2023~~ 2024 IS THE YEAR OF LINUX!!!!

It caters to the very specific needs and wants of programmers, and it does that incredibly well.

Too bad Linux users don't understand this. Lemmy is full of Linux nerds acting like Linux is a viable replacement to Windows/MacOS, when it's not for the majority of users.

The fact that it can now run some quite high-end art and video production packages is a bonus

Ya, despite the fact Davinci free cannot edit h.264 or h.265 video on Linux, or that neither the free or PAID versions can use AAC audio. Very professional.

but no one with an ounce of sense (coughgardinerbryantcough) would seriously argue that Linux will be ready for mass adoption at any point within the next ten years.

You've guys been saying this for decades lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I stand by my point that no one with an ounce of sense will seriously argue that Linux is ready for mass adoption. The extremely vocal minority that does not have an ounce of sense does not invalidate my point.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

So nuanced and articulate