▲ 85 ▼ Why don't more people use desktop Linux? I have a theory you might not like (www.zdnet.com) submitted 3 years ago by Nicbudd@beehaw.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml 189 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm curious to hear thoughts on this. I agree for the most part, I just wish people would see the benefit of choice and be brave enough to try it out.
[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) What is your point? That you're more enlightened than us plebs or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) you keep saying that the average user can do this or that. when the point isn't whether they could, but whether they want to. The average user does not want to choose. Look up the paradox of choice. It's hard for a system to become mainstream when techy people keep boasting to them that its biggest feature is the one they specifically do not want permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] db2@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago* Maybe that's just another feature. Eternal September sucks, as evidence by this very interaction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) you keep saying that the average user can do this or that. when the point isn't whether they could, but whether they want to. The average user does not want to choose. Look up the paradox of choice. It's hard for a system to become mainstream when techy people keep boasting to them that its biggest feature is the one they specifically do not want permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] db2@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago* Maybe that's just another feature. Eternal September sucks, as evidence by this very interaction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago* Maybe that's just another feature. Eternal September sucks, as evidence by this very interaction. permalink fedilink source parent