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What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows (www.theregister.com)
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As Torvalds pointed out in 2019, is that while some major hardware vendors do sell Linux PCs – Dell, for example, with Ubuntu – none of them make it easy. There are also great specialist Linux PC vendors, such as System76, Germany's TUXEDO Computers, and the UK-based Star Labs, but they tend to market to people who are already into Linux, not disgruntled Windows users. No, one big reason why Linux hasn't taken off is that there are no major PC OEMs strongly backing it. To Torvalds, Chromebooks "are the path toward the desktop."

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[–] hayvan@piefed.world 126 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's right. If vendors offered Linux based machines people would try. Valve is helping Linux adoption more than all the big names like Dell, Lenovo, HP... combined.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are you talking about a Chromebook?

Aside from that… I remember when I had my very first help desk job in 2008, Dell was shipping Latitude laptops with Linux for $90 less than the laptops that shipped with Windows… which is what a lot of places did that already paid for their own licensing direct from MS.

[–] hayvan@piefed.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm aware of Dell officially supporting Ubuntu on their business machines, I appreciate that. What I meant is the market impact. Dell sells those development oriented workstations for those who actively seek them.

Go to any consumer store, online or meatspace, anything that is not a Macbook or Chromebook comes with windows.

(Of course it's a chicken and egg problem, stores don't want to stock things that won't be in high demand)