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Are there any material advantages gained by linux distributions by providing cli tools, vi less, entire shells? Do they gain an ability to enter and control new
by vetinari 3y ago
Are there any material advantages gained by linux distributions by providing cli tools, vi less, entire shells? Do they gain an ability to enter and control new market segments, or ability to control standards than everyone else must follow?
Microsoft does gain an significant advantage by bundling Teams. Do linux distributions gain similar advantages by bundling shells? Do they even have similar impact on others in the industy (hh-score)? Bonus question: did they cross-finance from other sources to get the position there?
- throwaway06072 3y agoYes, yes, yes and yes. Who would use a distro with a lesser set of CLI tools? Who would use a distro without a supported shell? Canonical is now using their position to push Snaps, for example. And it's usually financed through enterprise (server) software support contracts, instead of direct payments for the product.