From: crude@sausa.ge
On 2026-01-07 11:13, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> DFS wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:
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>> Douglas Jewell
>> Former Computer Technician (1994–2011) Sun
>>
>> Question
>> Why do computer manufacturers not deliver consumer computers installed
>> with open source Linux operating systems instead of the Microsoft
>> Windows operating system? Does Microsoft pay them to do so?
>>
>> Jewell's Answer
>>
>>
>
> Makes sense.
>
>> Now, these days there are notebooks sold with a customised Linux - we
>> call them Chromebooks. They benefit from the fact that there are better
>> online applications, than back in 2007, but they are still quite limited
>> compared to a Windows or Mac notebook.
>
> Not so sure about that. My two grandsons, and all their
> classmates, use Chromebooks heavily every day at school.
>
>> Sure Linux does work ok for *some* desktop uses. And in the server space
>> it is fantastic. But even now, almost 20 years after the failed eeePC
>> experiment, Linux on the desktop suffers most of the same shortcomings
>> it had then. The most critical of which is lack of application support.
>
> Heh heh. He means Microsoft application support.
>
>>
>>
>> When you sell application software for Windows, you know what the OS
>> will provide, and what libraries etc you are responsible for installing.
>
> :-D
>
>>
>>
>> There is one final factor that makes it unlikely for vendors to bundle
>> Linux, and it is related to the issue of so many distributions. Which
>> version should they put on? If they install Ubuntu the customer would
>> want Fedora. Install Fedora and the customer would want Mint, etc etc
>> etc. Linux users generally like to have things customised their way, so
>> they are probably going to reinstall anyway. Even if the PC shipped with
>> Windows, a Linux user can still install whatever form of Linux they want.
>>
>> So these factors combined is why it is rare to find computers pre
>> installed with Linux. Ultimately it comes down to one key thing - it is
>> not a selling point. Having Linux preinstalled isn’t a selling point for
>> Linux users, because they will want to install their own Linux, which is
>> the same amount of work to install over Windows. Windows or Mac users
>> won’t buy it because it doesn’t do what they want. It would be no
>> cheaper than a pre-installed machine, because the slight cost saving by
>> avoiding a Windows licence will be more than offset by increased costs
>> in assembly (by having a different software clone process), maintaining
>> additional inventory, and in after-sales product support.
>
> This all is no-shit-sherlock material. People are fed Windows,
> some jump to Macs, some schools and businesses find Chromebooks
> (Chrome OS) is a Linux derivative, and some people are savvy
> enough to deal with new type of software.
>
>> MS is doomed
>
> You sound like a broken record.
> You sound like a broken record.
>
> MS is doomed
> MS is doomed
> MS is doomed
> MS is doomed
> MS is doomed
> MS is doomed
> MS is doomed
> MS is doomed
>
> AI Overview
>
> Linux has a small but growing share in the desktop OS
> market (around 4-6%), dominating in servers (over 40%),
> supercomputers (100%), and embedded systems, with significant
> developer adoption (around 28% for Ubuntu), showing strong
> momentum in recent years, particularly in the U.S. (crossing
> 5% in 2025) and India (over 16%).
I'll say this much: since installing Pop_OS! 24.04, I haven't once
suffered an fTPM stutter whereas I could get them two or three times a
day with Windows.
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CrudeSausage
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