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But why would they bother? Everyone and their grandma is using Windows anyway, and most people don't even know (or care) there are alternatives.
by vladvasiliu 5y ago
But why would they bother? Everyone and their grandma is using Windows anyway, and most people don't even know (or care) there are alternatives.
- agumonkey 5y agoSlight counter point, I have 80yo neighbor. Her laptop is sluggish due to some strange problem in the windows install (I investigated hard but it's "window boot event log" level of problem). I mentioned her I can put another windows like thing, safer, faster, freeer, and probably easier. She agreed, when I ran Mint on a live usb key she said yeah but where are my icons and my things and lost interest in a second. Humans are complicated.
- vladvasiliu 5y agoSure, I know there are such counterpoints. I, myself, only use Windows for games and Photoshop (both of which I'm looking to find alternatives for on Linux, which is my daily driver). My mom, who's quite computer illiterate, also used to use an Ubuntu laptop. But the broader point was that MS's market share is so huge, and most people and companies seem to care so little about these annoyances, that it wouldn't change much for their bottom line.