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   Felix to Monsieur   
   Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linu   
   28 Oct 25 11:31:57   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: none@not.here   
      
   Monsieur wrote:   
   > Paul wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 10/27/2025 10:00 AM, Windows Devil wrote:   
   >   
   >>> Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. No matter   
   >>> how hard the Linux community tries to attract new users, Windows users   
   >>> will stick with what they know. They might experiment with a version of   
   >>> Linux for a couple of days, but then abandon it in favour of buying a   
   >>> new laptop with the latest version of Windows pre-installed. Better the   
   >>> devil you know.   
   >>   
   >> Tomshardware claims the ex-Win10 users are buying Macs. Which is...   
   >> too funny.   
   >   
   > Good. Let them stay away from Linux as long as possible. I much prefer   
   > to have a small niche operating system than a widespread and popular   
   > one that may attract more interest of hackers and other nogoodnix.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
      
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