These threads are always hilarious. People are not switching to any kind of desktop. They are moving away from PCs entirely. There is an entire population who only use a phone as their computer.
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Android is Linux. Still a win LOL
I truly yearn for the day i can just plug in a phone into a dock and use it as a PC honestly.
Samsung Dex?
nah you don't need dex get termux and x11 and hook it up to a monitor mouse and keyboard. Dex is way too limited for what i wanna do with a phone PC, and phones aren't really there yet.
If it wasn't for the non-uninstallable crapware, that would indeed be a consideration.
They arent the strongest phone out there, but the PinePhone (and Pro) can do exactly that. I am heavily considering one for a second phone to play with
Let's all love Linux
When my elderly, and tech illiterate family ask how to switch from Windows; Iβm sorry but Iβm not telling them to use Linux because theyβre going to harass me nonstop for tech support.
At best this will be the year of macOS, because thereβs a store I can send them to for all their questions.
20 years and counting its been Linux desktop for me. There really hasn't been a good alternative yet.
Honest question, how would my life improve if more people switched to Linux? God bless all the maintainers that have made it simple enough for an idiot like me to understand it
Most things work right out of the box and those that don't I could do less with anyway, Linux is perfect
linux would gain more support, more developers, and more market share, making it more universal. All of these are going to be beneficial to everybody.
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Less corporate shitfuckery all around. Right now Windows pretty much has a monopoly on the desktop, which is why they have completely stopped caring about users. Once Linux gets above ten percent market share or so, they'll take notice. And then whine about "communism" or some bullshit.
Cool, they'll take notice but I'm not going back and neither are a lot of people I'm sure. Not going back
Lain is what prompted me to switch to Linux! Watching a character who doesn't yet understand computers fuck around with a computer really inspired me to fuck around with my computer
why doesn't everybody understand that it's ALWAYS the year of the linux desktop, you just haven't been invited yet, that's the only problem.
This is going to be my Year of Linux, finally taking the plunge. Nothing special, just a used laptop running Mint to replace a Chromebook (who's hardware has finally failed). Gonna try to replace my gaming PC next year once I've got more of a handle on the different distros and have played around with them (and more money).
2025 lets gooooooo (the year needs at least one win)
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