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Re:Consolidating the Linux Desktop App Story: An Idea by tomc1985 on Thursday July 13, 2017 @05:53PM (#14765621)
It is foolish to pursue consumer space in this age. The muggles want mobile.

This is a wonderful opportunity for us original computer nerds... with the mainstream leaving for their terrible mobile devices computers can finally go back to being tools for power users. The appliance-like expectations of the mainstream was the worst thing that ever happened to traditional computing.

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Re:Consolidating the Linux Desktop App Story: An Idea by SubiculumCode on Thursday July 13, 2017 @06:20PM (#14765827)
In some ways, I COMPLETELY AGREE. UI 'cleanness' killing 'functionality' is so late 2000's, please. Let's move on. I use my box professionally and need to get shit done. I don't need bouncy. I don't need address bars that hide things and make it non-copyable. Yes, date-modified is a useful sort. Don't hide it like MS did. Yes terminals are awesome and should be front and center. Don't hide them and pretend they are embarrassing and try to hide them under some menu.

But in other ways I disagree. There are plenty of options for the power-user to adapt their environment right now. How are we hurting? (Unless you are corporate and they restrict you to some gimped UI.

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