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   Brock McNuggets to All   
   Re: 5 Linux Desktop Environments That Ma   
   28 Nov 25 04:23:22   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Nov 27, 2025 at 5:23:14 PM MST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro" wrote   
   <10gaq1i$1trhb$1@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > On 27 Nov 2025 23:54:22 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >   
   >> They are giving their users more capabilities. I have no issue with   
   >> this.   
   >   
   > Capabilities they cannot invent natively to their platform, so they   
   > have to copy from Linux.   
      
   Why would they reinvent open source? It is like you do not get the concept of   
   open source at all.   
      
   >   
   >>> But Linux has grown too big to ignore. Customer demand is seeing   
   >>> to that.   
   >>   
   >> What percent of macOS / Win users do you think use desktop Linux?   
   >   
   > How big do you think is “too big to ignore”? Do you think both   
   > platforms are that hard up that they would expend effort on such   
   > feature to pick up say, just a few more percentage points in market   
   > share?   
      
   What percent of macOS / Win users do you think use desktop Linux?   
      
      
      
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