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Why don't more people use desktop Linux? I have a theory you might not like (www.zdnet.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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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.

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Imagine a state driven open source distro like deepin in some years.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Highly probable. But considering Microsoft has been subsidized by the US government indirectly for decades I don't see it being much different except that the GPL license hopefully will allow for the OS to become a common good.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Uhm how is chinese state looking to make profit of Deepin?

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  • [–] -2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    What do you mean by make profit of?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    MS has to make profit of Windows. China doesn't or can't if Deepin is opensource.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Microsoft is heavily subsidized through government contracts. Deepin has it's paid support UOS alternative with extra services.

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