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You're being pedantic. "Linux users" in a post like this clearly means a specific thing. Context matters.
by rewgs 7y ago
You're being pedantic. "Linux users" in a post like this clearly means a specific thing. Context matters.
- philwelch 7y agoIt means a specific thing, but the specific thing that it means is insignificant. The basic argument that “if Microsoft really cared about Linux they’d write native Office apps for Linux desktops” is myopic and, in itself, ignores the broader context of what makes Linux relevant in the first place. As you say, context matters—and context is exactly what I was providing.
- umanwizard 7y agoAgree with you 100%. On a related note, it strikes me as wrong that so much of the discourse about Linux revolves around its suitability for general consumer desktop use. People always talk about “the year of the Linux desktop” (and not always ironically!) but honestly, whether a random person can play 4k Netflix on their Linux laptop is like 0.1% of why Linux matters in the world.