Why aren't Linux desktop computers more common in big box stores if they're cost effective?
>>106827956Just because its free doesn't mean its good
>>106827956better question why can't you stfu and not make shit threads??? HUH???
>>106827956Microsoft threatened to prevent any computer manufacturer who sold linux preinstalled from then selling computers with windows.So yeah, the reason you can't is directly because of big tech corruption.
>>106827956because if you value your time even at minimum wage they work out more expensive than a macbook that just works
>>106828370God forbid you learn how to fix your own computer am I right? Btw if you ever have a problem in Windows then you don't usually have the tools to figure out what's wrong with it lol.
>>106828395When something breaks on windows you just system restore to the previous restore point, there's no need to fix anything
>>106827956>why isn't a high-maintenance enthusiast OS for people who like to tinker more common.Shut up. Linux is the homemade radio of OS. Normal people don't want that shit.
>>106828395so linux is so bad and unstable you have to "fix" it all the time. i get it now.
>>106828370Mac just works for a specific set of usecases. But its software and hardware (ie connecting peripheral hardware) support is more limited than windows, where everything truly just works.>t. mac user
>>106827956>>106828362I guess Dell was big enough to tell them to fuck off because you can buy Dells with Ubuntu or even no OS at all.
Poor people prefer to pirate windows than learn Linux which is all you ever need to know about Linux
>>106828586It's not possible to pirate something that can be downloaded for free from microsoft.com
>>106828000It's free if you don't value your time.
>>106828395It's not about learning to fix your computer, it's that the overwhelming vast majority of people DON'T want to fix their computers.It's like changing your car oil, it's quite literally the simplest thing in the world, just wrench open the oil pan, let it drain into container, close it when empty, and fill new oil from the top. The hardest thing about an oil change is changing the oil filter. Do people do it? no, they take it to a jiffy lube to pay $80 and get scammed about their air filter.
>>106828453>so linux is so bad and unstable you have to "fix" it all the time. i get it now.I've had more unfixable problems on windows than I've ever had in Linux lol.
>>106827956chromeos. your kid's first laptop will be a linux laptop.
>>106829038Yeah seems like Chrome OS is the future.
>>106830931>Linux actually declinedy-year of the linux desktop...
>>106828453WAFFLES
>>106830931>doesn't combine OSX and MacOSwhat is this shit
There was the Lindows computersThe eeepc netbooksThe Java Desktop System from Sun (Including a Solaris version).
>>106830931Aren't macOS and OS X the same?
>>106828875And other fun things you can say to cope with being a Linux user in the year 2025
>>106827956No one wants to use linux even if they're free. Cause the time cost to normal operations is much more and ths linux is worthless
>>106827956>cost effectiveCost-effectiveness is a meme at a certain scale, because marketers and salesmen try every trick in the book to get the most out of your pocket while expending the least amount out of their own.You can "escape" that by making informed decisions, where you pay your time as tax to escape getting a shitty product, because cost-effectiveness is also real at the same time, and the collective knowledge of the consumer and their demand form the actual value of the thing.
>>106827956>get superchargedIs this what it's called when your credit card gets a massive expense for an overpriced laptop?
>>106831238This isn't 2009. What kind of problems do you think I'm gonna run into? I have a dedicated work PC my job provides me. So I game, watch movies, and shitpost.
>>106827956Sure, if a distro worked with a manufacturer, got computers built, put them in stores and was willing to undertake the support commitment. It's not going to happen unless someone puts money into it.
