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I wonder how many will be convinced to install Linux, especially given the increasing move for Operating Systems as a browser shim.

bifrost 5y ago
Probably zero.
forinti 5y ago
If Windows 10 didn't convince you, nothing will.
Hamuko 5y ago
Zero. Maybe some tens of consumers will have their computer converted into a Linux box by a nephew.
krylon 5y ago
I remember reading some blog posts from people switching to Linux because they disliked Windows 10 for various reasons (mostly privacy concerns and forced updates), but I think those were fairly tech savvy already. Most people will just use whatever Microsoft releases, either because it comes preinstalled on their PC, because it's what they know, or because they need Windows because of some application or piece of hardware. The year of Linux on the desktop will have to wait for a while, I'm afraid. (On my desktop it's been year-of-the-Linux-desktop for the past 20 years, fortunately.)
- fartcannon 5y ago
  Me too! September 2021 marks my 20th year. It and all of FOSS have brought me more joy than I can ever repay.
- bifrost 5y ago
  YOTLD is defo one of those silly "jokes" thats had staying power. I'd argue that Chromebooks and Android are probably about as close as we're gonna get. I've been using FreeBSD as a primary desktop since about 1997 or so, and while I did spend a lot of time using it as a remote display for my Solaris and SGI machines, its held up well. I've also used the same window manager forever so I guess I like the anachronism :)
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ThatPlayer 5y ago
By the same logic, what's wrong with sticking with Windows 10 as a browser shim?
AussieWog93 5y ago
I know someone who asked me to install Ubuntu on their machine when W7 support ended. Within a few days I got another phone call asking for help switching back to Windows. There were just too many little issues - print quality being bad, WiFi cutting out etc. etc. I did the same once I started working from home. Until the Linux community prioritises jank reduction and QOL improvements over solving sexy academic problems, it will not get long term mainstream adoption.

bifrost 5y ago

Probably zero.

forinti 5y ago

If Windows 10 didn't convince you, nothing will.

Hamuko 5y ago

Zero. Maybe some tens of consumers will have their computer converted into a Linux box by a nephew.

krylon 5y ago

I remember reading some blog posts from people switching to Linux because they disliked Windows 10 for various reasons (mostly privacy concerns and forced updates), but I think those were fairly tech savvy already. Most people will just use whatever Microsoft releases, either because it comes preinstalled on their PC, because it's what they know, or because they need Windows because of some application or piece of hardware. The year of Linux on the desktop will have to wait for a while, I'm afraid. (On my desktop it's been year-of-the-Linux-desktop for the past 20 years, fortunately.)

fartcannon 5y ago
Me too! September 2021 marks my 20th year. It and all of FOSS have brought me more joy than I can ever repay.
bifrost 5y ago
YOTLD is defo one of those silly "jokes" thats had staying power. I'd argue that Chromebooks and Android are probably about as close as we're gonna get. I've been using FreeBSD as a primary desktop since about 1997 or so, and while I did spend a lot of time using it as a remote display for my Solaris and SGI machines, its held up well. I've also used the same window manager forever so I guess I like the anachronism :)
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ThatPlayer 5y ago

By the same logic, what's wrong with sticking with Windows 10 as a browser shim?

AussieWog93 5y ago

I know someone who asked me to install Ubuntu on their machine when W7 support ended. Within a few days I got another phone call asking for help switching back to Windows. There were just too many little issues - print quality being bad, WiFi cutting out etc. etc. I did the same once I started working from home. Until the Linux community prioritises jank reduction and QOL improvements over solving sexy academic problems, it will not get long term mainstream adoption.