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minus-squareGraylinkfedilink2•2 years agoSo, exactly the same as windows. Can you even order windows on a CD anymore?
minus-square@JubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•2 years agoSure, but an ordinary user does not have to install Windows since it is already there. This is Linux’s burden. IMO a lot of techies in this discussion are underestimating it.
minus-squareGraylinkfedilink3•edit-22 years agoWho is going to pay Dell, HP, Acer, etc to install Linux? Just because MS can throw billions at these OEMs doesn’t make that “Linux’s burden”. See also Dell & Lenovo sell laptops with Ubuntu.
So, exactly the same as windows.
Can you even order windows on a CD anymore?
Sure, but an ordinary user does not have to install Windows since it is already there. This is Linux’s burden. IMO a lot of techies in this discussion are underestimating it.
Who is going to pay Dell, HP, Acer, etc to install Linux?
Just because MS can throw billions at these OEMs doesn’t make that “Linux’s burden”.
See also Dell & Lenovo sell laptops with Ubuntu.