[ironmagma]

> Maybe the idea if a perfect,integrated experience doesn't matter as much as we think.

This is not an uncommon view. However I can’t help but be convinced it’s the main reason the year of Linux on the Desktop hasn’t happened yet.

The user really does want their computer to seem like just one “thing,” at least in the way that it comes out of the box. When we visit websites it’s understood that these pages don’t interact with each other and weren’t designed to work together.

The OS, on the other hand, is supposed to be a system per the name.

[kaba0]

Then how is it the browser with the absolute majority?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/o2a0kp/there_are...

[ironmagma]

I'm not sure what you're asking. The browser is not an OS, so the websites are not supposed to form a system. People using Microsoft's default browser is yet more evidence that people generally stick with the OS defaults, because they are supposed to work.

[kaba0]

I wanted to write OS, and couldn’t edit it later on :/

My point was that windows is the most popular OS despite it having a ridiculous amount of “native” looks. So linux not having one is not the reason for its less than ideal desktop uptake.

[ironmagma]

Looks are not the most important part. Functionality is.

Besides, as bad as Windows’ UI fragmentation is, Linux’s is worse. When opening a Linux application, from Pidgin to Firefox to the control panel to Telegram, there is absolutely no guarantee of what you’ll be getting. Having 7 design languages is bad, but what’s worse is having 0.