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I don't use Windows. The Raspberry Pi has great Linux support, and the Linux Geekbench scores were even higher than in Windows. Unfortunately, I couldn't find L

I don't use Windows. The Raspberry Pi has great Linux support, and the Linux Geekbench scores were even higher than in Windows. Unfortunately, I couldn't find Linux Geekbench scores in the 23W configuration.

scarface_74 3y ago
To a first approximation - no one cares about how well a Qualcomm desktop chip runs Linux. The consumer market is Windows and Macs
- lern_too_spel 3y ago
  Linux is 10% of desktop/laptop share and even higher of laptop share, given that very few people use ChromeOS on desktops.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    Just a quick Google search shows 3%.
    - lern_too_spel 3y ago
      My previous comment explains why you interpreted your Google search incorrectly. ChromeOS is Linux. https://www.gizmochina.com/2023/03/07/windows-losing-market-share-us-historic-low-57/ https://www.gizmochina.com/2023/03/07/windows-losing-market-...
      - deleted 3y ago
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      - AnthonyMouse 3y ago
        This also shows the power of marketing. ChromeOS is a subset of Linux -- it doesn't do anything you couldn't always have done with Ubuntu. But for years people said that normal people don't want Linux, it doesn't run their apps, they can't use it. One company shows up with a marketing budget and it's got triple the market share and is now up to the level that Mac traditionally held when all of the things "nobody makes for Linux" because "nobody uses it" supported that. We're also at the point where things like bank websites don't "officially" support Linux, but as a general rule they don't have any problems on it, and if they did have problems it would be a problem the bank has to deal with instead of a problem the customer has to deal with.
- ralfn 3y ago
  The consumer market is Windows ecosystem. Without the ecosystem who wants Windows? And what will it do for reputation of the vendor or Microsoft when people can't run their apps. People are already buying non Apple ARM laptops. They are called Chromebooks. They can run Linux apps and Android apps. And thats more than most consumers would expect.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    Chromebooks are basically the hardware equivalent of a SaaS product where the user is not the buyer. Schools are buying Chromebooks for students.
    - ralfn 3y ago
      Most people I know have some kind of chromebook (next to MacBook for work). They bought them in stores. Is this a US thing where your school buys you a laptop?
      - filoleg 3y ago
        > Is this a US thing where your school buys you a laptop? It is a thing that is essentially an equivalent of an employer-provided work laptop, but for students and provided by their school.
      - taylodl 3y ago
        Many schools in the US provide their students with laptops and Chromebook is the overwhelming favorite. The student has to return the laptop at the end of the year. As an anecdote, I know of no one who bought a Chromebook for personal use. My friends, colleagues and acquaintances are buying Macs or Windows machines if they want a laptop, iPads or Android tablets if they just want a tablet. In a way, Google's strategy of getting Chromebooks into schools may have backfired as they're largely seen as kids' computers.
      - smcleod 3y ago
        I’ve never even seen a Chromebook in real life here in Australia. I’m sure they must exist but I’ve never heard of anyone using one.

scarface_74 3y ago

To a first approximation - no one cares about how well a Qualcomm desktop chip runs Linux. The consumer market is Windows and Macs

lern_too_spel 3y ago
Linux is 10% of desktop/laptop share and even higher of laptop share, given that very few people use ChromeOS on desktops.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  Just a quick Google search shows 3%.
  - lern_too_spel 3y ago
    My previous comment explains why you interpreted your Google search incorrectly. ChromeOS is Linux. https://www.gizmochina.com/2023/03/07/windows-losing-market-share-us-historic-low-57/ https://www.gizmochina.com/2023/03/07/windows-losing-market-...
    - deleted 3y ago
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    - AnthonyMouse 3y ago
      This also shows the power of marketing. ChromeOS is a subset of Linux -- it doesn't do anything you couldn't always have done with Ubuntu. But for years people said that normal people don't want Linux, it doesn't run their apps, they can't use it. One company shows up with a marketing budget and it's got triple the market share and is now up to the level that Mac traditionally held when all of the things "nobody makes for Linux" because "nobody uses it" supported that. We're also at the point where things like bank websites don't "officially" support Linux, but as a general rule they don't have any problems on it, and if they did have problems it would be a problem the bank has to deal with instead of a problem the customer has to deal with.
ralfn 3y ago
The consumer market is Windows ecosystem. Without the ecosystem who wants Windows? And what will it do for reputation of the vendor or Microsoft when people can't run their apps. People are already buying non Apple ARM laptops. They are called Chromebooks. They can run Linux apps and Android apps. And thats more than most consumers would expect.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  Chromebooks are basically the hardware equivalent of a SaaS product where the user is not the buyer. Schools are buying Chromebooks for students.
  - ralfn 3y ago
    Most people I know have some kind of chromebook (next to MacBook for work). They bought them in stores. Is this a US thing where your school buys you a laptop?
    - filoleg 3y ago
      > Is this a US thing where your school buys you a laptop? It is a thing that is essentially an equivalent of an employer-provided work laptop, but for students and provided by their school.
    - taylodl 3y ago
      Many schools in the US provide their students with laptops and Chromebook is the overwhelming favorite. The student has to return the laptop at the end of the year. As an anecdote, I know of no one who bought a Chromebook for personal use. My friends, colleagues and acquaintances are buying Macs or Windows machines if they want a laptop, iPads or Android tablets if they just want a tablet. In a way, Google's strategy of getting Chromebooks into schools may have backfired as they're largely seen as kids' computers.
    - smcleod 3y ago
      I’ve never even seen a Chromebook in real life here in Australia. I’m sure they must exist but I’ve never heard of anyone using one.