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Meanwhile the majority of computers use open source software as their OS....

• FredPret 5y ago
  But not the majority of people
  • gspr 5y ago
    So? Software demand is driven by the tasks software need to solve. Whether those tasks involve human interaction or not is surely irrelevant for the demand for software?
    • zepto 5y ago
      Software demand isn’t driven by the number of copies that can be duplicated across servers. It is driven by distinct use-cases.
      • gspr 5y ago
        Sure! I doubt that most use-cases involve direct human interaction.
  • marvinblum 5y ago
    Depends on what you consider a "user". You're a user of this website too, presumably running on Linux.
    • FredPret 5y ago
      Good point. Everything has free software somewhere in the system. Most content is served using open source software. But almost no-one uses Linux for general computing because open source requires configuration to be usable.
      • marvinblum 5y ago
        I'm on Manjaro Linux and didn't configure anything :D But, I know what you mean.