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Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds have apparently never met in person before, despite their pseudo-rivalry.

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 week ago (54 children)

I've said this before here, but techy people vastly overestimate both the ability and the patience of the typical user, and it's the reason so few people use FOSS products.

Products from big tech aimed at private individuals are designed to be as simple to use as possible, which is why they're so popular.

[–] subignition@fedia.io 25 points 1 week ago (30 children)

Big tech designing their products to be overly simple is one of the driving forces behind the average user having poor patience and aptitude for tech.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, it's not. We have other shit to do and very limited quality time.

[–] anzo@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

Though, if we compare nowadays distros like Bazzite with Windows 11..

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