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by curtis17 4415 days ago
Adobe are in the position to do for Linux what Apple did for BSD/Darwin.

Adobe OS. Take the Linux kernel, systemd and command line tools. Put a great gui on top. With Creative Suite and Open Office. Steam for games. Be prescriptive with the hardware re drivers. No crapware/bloatware (though Adobe have been guilty of this). Give developers the ability to make money with apps/content via purchase, subscription or ads.
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DCKing 4415 days ago
In what way would Adobe profit from creating such a Linux distribution of their own? They probably can't even rationalize porting creative suite to the Linux desktop, let alone develop a partial OS around it. They're making a crapload of money on operating systems they don't own and their customers have no incentive in switching from.
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curtis17 4415 days ago
Licences and a cut from app/content sales. The problem with the Linux desktop is the 'everything is free' mentality.
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