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> Linux won in servers and supercomputing, but not in end user computing. Pardon the side discussion, but I think this is because of a few things. 1. OS-exclu
by MetaWhirledPeas 3y ago
> Linux won in servers and supercomputing, but not in end user computing.
Pardon the side discussion, but I think this is because of a few things.
1. OS-exclusive "killer apps" (Office, anything that integrates with an iPhone)
2. Games
The killer apps have better alternatives now, and games are starting to work better on Linux. Microsoft's business model no longer requires everyone to use Windows. (Mac is another story.) So I think that, at least for non-Macolytes, Linux end user dominance is certainly on the horizon.
- flerchin 3y agoThis year is the year of the Linux Desktop! I kid. I've been primarily a Linux Desktop user for 20 years.
- importantbrian 3y agoLinux did kind of win for end user computing. Android is based on a modified linux kernel.