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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The average person has tried four or five different operating systems.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But do they even know they have tried them?

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was definitely being silly. The average person doesn't even know operating systems exist.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Is it Georg again?

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 7 points 1 week ago

The average person distro hopped at least 3 times before they settled on Mint.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)
  1. The one preinstalled on their computer.
  2. The one preinstalled on their phone.
  3. The one preinstalled on their smart TV.
  4. ???
[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

I wasn't being serious, but I guess you can add in preinstalled on their gaming console

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Insecure kitchen appliances.

the average person has tried 0.7 operating systems