This was written about 8 years ago. Do you feel the Linux landscape has objectively improved? Why? Why not?

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Wow, 2015. Back when they had to hire actual humans to write bullshit like that.

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In 2023 an AI could produce lesser bs than this article.

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Why Isn’t Linux Mainstream? 5 Flaws That Need Fixing

With that, the author implies that it’s of utmost importance to make Linux mainstream. Is it? I don’t know and I’m not assuming.

  1. The Landscape Evolves Too Quickly

Not a flaw.

For example, look at the biggest name in desktop Linux: Ubuntu. They release a new version every six months where each version is named after the year and month of release (e.g. 14.10, 15.04, 15.10, etc). Contrast that with Windows (every 3-5 years) and OS X (every 1-2 years).

LTS. Debian Stable.

Stopped reading here because the author is clearly ignorant on what he’s talking about.

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Yup, as is also evidenced by this part: “What about all of the distros unrelated to Ubuntu? You’ve got the well-known names like Debian…”

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Shit site. Would not let me view it due to not being able to fingerprint me

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Perhaps a better question is: asking why Apple isn’t mainstream?

Linux almost always needs to be installed, whereas Apple is plug n’ play. Plus Linux has a reputation of being much more complicated than it actually is.

The disparity between the proportion of iMac sales vs the people who could afford an iMac is rather enormous, but I have this idea that for iPhones and Androids, this is reversed.

I find that conundrum, assuming it’s true, kinda interesting.

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I think that 5 flaws are actually the 5 advantages of linux. Aren’t they?

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