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IMHO this is only temporary, china buying themselves some time and want to make sure none of US models get entrenched in their position in the next few years (a
by pzo 6mo ago
IMHO this is only temporary, china buying themselves some time and want to make sure none of US models get entrenched in their position in the next few years (also putting pressure on US AI companies bleeding them)
The same way like Windows got entrenched everywhere even though linux desktop is pretty good even for non-tech savvy people and free.
- Chaosvex 6mo ago[dead]
- nullsanity 6mo ago[dead]
- usef- 6mo agoA stock Fedora install has more UI consistency and cleanliness than Windows these days. Non-technical people are easier to please in this regard than moderate-technical people: a good browser and safe, gui "app store" are enough.
- snypher 6mo agoMy grandma just clicks on the red fox and does whatever online. A lot of people don't use any software outside of the browser, so it's pretty good-enough I guess.
- kridsdale1 6mo agoThe business case for ChromeOS (Linux)
- blakewatson 6mo agoSeems like people don't like this comment, but I chuckled. Nice one.
- Chaosvex 6mo agoI was completely (well, mostly) serious, too. I think technical people tend to downplay friction because it doesn't really register to them, or they have too much faith in the average person's computer skills. The average non-technical person is going to be stumped by the first "lock file found, cannot upgrade" error.
- kridsdale1 6mo agoHow many users of modern Linux can thrive with ZERO terminal use sessions? That’s the bar.
- akho 6mo agoThey don't usually want to. Why restrict yourself in such contortions? Bit it's entirely possible, and common. E. g., uses of Linux in schools and governments are not more terminal-heavy for end-users than Windows setups. Fedora on supported hardware does not require the use of a terminal for the kind of things people use Windows for. Your bar has been cleared long ago. (that's without even mentioning steam, chrome os, android, &c)
- tlamponi 6mo agoI cannot even install a Windows system with a local account anymore without having to open the terminal and enter some obscure commands. A modern Debian or Fedora with KDE is a breeze otoh, I set that up for relatives and my SO, and they're all more than happy with it. Bugs exist, like in all software, but the friction is way less compared to wrangling with Windows nowadays.