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Re:Ubuntu now available from the Windows store by gambiting on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @09:56AM (#14744180)
"This is hardly Linux's fault. <INSERT_MANUFACTURER_NAME_HERE> just didn't bother writing (proper) drivers."

The thing is, as a customer, after a certain point I just don't give a crap. Like, when I was a teenager it was super fun to spend entire days fixing esotheric problems with hardware and rebuilding the kernel to suit my needs, but nowadays I want to hit the power button and work. Linux is not that, at least not for me, I do use Mint daily on an older Dell laptop and that is 90% fine but for any "serious" development I would always use my Windows machine + VS.

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Re:Ubuntu now available from the Windows store by xur17 on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @10:00AM (#14744208)
When I buy a computer I specifically choose one with good linux support rather than buying a random computer and hope it works properly. I bought a Lenovo X1 Carbon, and I've had a Lenovo T430s, along with a Lenovo T61. All of them worked great.
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