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Re:Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival by clmckinley on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @10:36AM (#12173102)
Yes lots of alternatives, you can argue that there is an alternative for virtually everything that is available if you are willing and know how to find it.

This is the same argument that Windows Phone (ironically) make, but most people want the same programs that all of their friends run. Computers and most other electronics are appliances to most people they just want them to work without any thought.

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Re:Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival by hcal on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @02:13PM (#12175230)
It is fair to say that certain software doesn't run (or run well) on Linux. It is also fair to say that most people don't want to learn how to use new software especially when they already know something else that works.

I think however, it is misleading at best to say that it doesn't have many native apps.

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Re:Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival by nailer on Friday July 29, 2016 @07:16AM (#12186062)
>I think however, it is misleading at best to say that it doesn't have many native apps.

'well known' is implied by basic logic: users don't want apps they haven't heard of before.

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