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Installing Linux Doesn't Need to Change. The Experience Does. (peertube.wtf)
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[-] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago

Linux Desktop User Unicorn

Is there a science about who the Linux desktop users are? To me as a user, there doesn't seem to be much coherent public information on the targetable audience.

[-] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago

Chromebook/ tablet people mostly.

The most likely users for Linux desktop, don't need a tower. Storage and computing are compact enough.

The heavy compute workload people have a lot of history of how and what they use, they need to explore their own migration path.

[-] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Source?

[-] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

Sorry, sources are all paywalled.

Sales in these devices are up, while PCs are stagnant. Go look

[-] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

I'm not sure I understand this connection. Linux users aren't necessarily buying new hardware.

[-] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

The majority of new Linux users are buying Chromebooks or other devices with it prebuilt

[-] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

Wasn't the question how anyone would know that?

[-] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

By looking up pirate primary sources that are behind paywalls. I said, sources are paywalled, go look it up.

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