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by palata 836 days ago
Also... I don't really want Linux on the Desktop to beat macOS/Windows. Because at that point it will be just like macOS/Windows, and I am not on Linux for that.

I often see complaints that Linux on the Desktop is not enough like macOS/Windows, and I never understand: why use Linux then? I want Linux because of what it is now, not because I want a free macOS/Windows.
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Dalewyn 836 days ago
You don't understand because most would-be converts by far want a free-as-in-beer Windows or Mac.

Annoyed by Microsoft 365 nagging? Sick of the Apple ecosystem? Mah freedom? Nevermind all that, they're just excuses. The real reason is they don't want to pay $200+ for a Windows license or $1000+ for a Mac.

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palata 836 days ago
Sure, I understand the "I don't want to pay" intention. What I don't get is why anyone would work for free to convert those people. I don't need them to use Linux, and in fact I don't want them here because they will push Linux towards a direction I don't like.
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