• Beowulf@unilem.org
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    I like the memes, but that’s it. I use Linux, sure, but I also have to use Windows for a few programs because WINE doesn’t work with said programs, and the alternatives aren’t the best

    With that being said, would I prefer Linux to be mainstream? Yes. Will it ever be? Probably not. Too many people just want something that works out of the box and don’t want to spend hours fixing some obscure bug.

    I am a nerd. Therefore, I am okay spending time working on my machine and making sure everything runs well. I have previously looked at an OS that doesn’t seem to work or is starting to have issues and completely swap to a different distro using a base I have used and know will work 100% of the time

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      Will it ever be? Probably not.

      [Android has entered the chat.]

      Yes. I know that’s not what you meant. You meant desktop. But then desktop is slightly less relevant than it was maybe 10 or 15 years ago

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      I’m a dev and I already have a headache at my work. If I have to spend time to install a hundreds of dependencies on my personal computer if I want to do something I rather would kill myself. That’s why macOS is just a superior of all OS.

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        MacOS is just a whole different set of problems. The coefficient of problems always tends toward 1.0

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        Just because a garden is walled doesn’t mean it’s better. It just means that you need specialty solutions instead of pre-baked solutions that are on the open market

        I agree that the UX is better on MacOS, but it’s because of the immense amount of hand-holdong