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Linux OS for a new user
MyHeadHz:
--- Quote from: rstofer on September 03, 2019, 07:22:59 pm ---When you opt to use Linux for your daily desktop you will be joining a group that represents less than 2% of desktop users worldwide. The folks that promote Linux like it a lot, no doubt! The thing is, after 25 years, Linux has not even made a dent in desktop usage. The market has spoken! Windows costs money, Linux is free and they can't even give it away. You would think FREE would garner more than 2% of the market. There are reasons why it doesn't!
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Linux was stagnant for many years in the 2-3% range, up until the last 2-3 years. Since then, Microsoft has been losing desktop OS market share steadily; mostly to Mac, but also to Linux. Recent figures (as of early this year) show it at around 6% and gaining.
Karel:
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#technology-_-developers-primary-operating-systems
It shouldn't surprise me to see something similar in an electronics engineering environment.
james_s:
--- Quote from: Halcyon on September 07, 2019, 01:12:39 am ---
--- Quote from: james_s on September 06, 2019, 04:01:17 pm ---Win10 is already rather stripped down and barren
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I wouldn't exactly call 25+GB for a clean install "stripped down". I actually find Windows 10 quite bloated.
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True, I was thinking from a visual/eye candy standpoint. The Win10 UI has always looked to me like they made a wireframe/quick proof of concept and then just shipped that. It is the most visually bland OS on the market in at least the last 20 years.
Karel:
Not unimportant:
Jookia:
--- Quote from: Kilrah on September 07, 2019, 09:39:00 am ---I know no home user who cares about that, as long as they have an activated copy they're happy.
I'm not talking about professional environments, neither is this thread.
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Yes, most users don't care about EULAs or legality of the software they use, but it becomes a problem when providing support or recommendations to them professionally.
If someone's on Windows 7 and it's going EOL it's a headache to tell them they need to shell out ~$180 AUD for Windows 10.
If someone loses their OEM key for Windows it's another headache to tell them they need to buy a new copy of Windows 10.
If someone builds a computer it's a headache to tell them they have to buy another copy of Windows too.
Often the solution is 'buy another computer that comes with Windows'
Linux is a lot more liberal when it comes to licensing, especially if you want to run older versions.
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