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780k Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks (blog.zorin.com)

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[+] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

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[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

I've never actually read a Forbes article on my own. I've seen some Forbes articles posted though. Maybe all these downloads are just from Forbes junkies and they saw the article.

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[+] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

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[–] mko@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 8 months ago

It’s an interesting article. Spoon feeding doesn’t come easy for an engineer, but from what the article conveys a little can go a long way. It’s hard to overestimate the reach of mainstream publications.

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