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Thing is, people who are actually using Linux are almost exclusively tech people.
by torginus 4y ago
Thing is, people who are actually using Linux are almost exclusively tech people.
- bayindirh 4y agoWell, this is a very strong and wrong assumption. There are ordinary people who are using Linux because of various reasons (my dad being one of them), and we want more people to use Linux, too. If we continue to cater to only technically inclined people, we have no right to criticize Linux for being for the knowledgeable people only. If we want to attract more users from a more diverse community, we need to make some changes to user experience. There is no buts or ifs. There are plenty of desktop environments. Technically inclined people can tinker with gconf, or install something different (KDE, E17, or any of the TWMs).
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 4y agoSure, but you don't ignore your core audience to attract other users. Valve built the Steam Deck knowing very well that their core users will be PC gamers and not console gamers. The steam deck is made as open as a pc, with functionality to jump back-and-forth between that and a pc (dynamic cloud sync). Console gamers will come, but you don't ignore the people that are at the core of your business.