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by ppetty 535 days ago
Are Dell’s like this encompassed by that article? https://www.dell.com/en-us/search/linux … What about System76? It seems like the article makes blanket statements that might apply if you’re building your own desktop and expecting tons of software to work … for free.

Would it be right to use the above devices with no additional installs as a benchmark? And then just compare ongoing updates & upgrades to macOS & Windows.

It seems like all modern OSes ship with the core apps you really need. Yes, if they do that you might have some bloat; and need or want to uninstall. But maybe the best OS is as opinionated as the author…