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[Opinion] Windows isn't an OS, it's a bad habit that wants to become an addiction
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this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2025
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What's wrong with it being for "hobbyists?"
It is great for anyone who wants to actual have control over there own computing. It isn't and never was for "grannies"
Until you can get the grannies to adopt, linux will always be a novelty for desktops
That's the point I was trying to make
And in true linux fanatic fashion, you are incapable of understanding just how terrible a product linux in general is
By that logic it will always be a novelty
The thing is, the real Linux user base isn't granny. It is the users who are interested in computers or computer related things. Linux isn't for everybody but it isn't a novelty either. Being a novelty would mean it is has no functional value which isn't the case as it does have some market share.
Also there is no reason granny can't be a computer nerd
The 'real' linux user should be everyone, that's the point
maybe the real linux was in our hearts all along
Maybe the real market leader desktop OS is one you don't need to spend a quarter of all your waking hours learning how to maintenance.
no, im pretty sure it was the friends we made along the way. good guess though