I’ll start:

  • RSS and blogs, news vs. social media
  • XMPP vs. WhatsApp/FB messenger/Snapchat
  • IRC vs. Matrix, Teams, Discord etc.
  • Forums vs. Social media, Reddit, Lemmy(?)
  • Gork@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    There might be some traction if those laptops and desktops were a little cheaper than those preloaded with Windows.

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      1 year ago

      True. The problem with that, is that Microsoft pays to have windows installed. Such that it’s actually cheaper to buy a system with windows and delete it than to buy one with Linux preinstalled.

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        1 year ago

        Ah that’s probably how they’re able to squeeze Linux out of the market by having it OEM installed at cost.

        Not that there are a lot of ordinary people who know what Linux is, much less desire to actively use it if it comes preinstalled on their machine.

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      One issue is that Microsoft makes so much on data collection, that they actually pay manufacturers to put Windows on there, it’s one of the methods used to try to keep stock computer prices low. While this is scummy and anticompetitive, it helps the consumer and gives me a chuckle that installing Windows inherently decreased the worth of a computer.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, they could have taken the high road compared to Google and Amazon, but were like: Hold my beer.