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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had this exact thought. It may actually be "The year of the Linux Desktop."

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Only if it's shipping as the default OS on hundreds of millions of new devices, and easy enough that a 65 yo can install their 12 year old copy of TurboTax software on it, while their grandson plays Roblox on it. :P

Gotta be usable by the lowest common denominator before the return window at a rural BestBuy is up.