Re:Dell’s gamble on Linux laptops has paid off
by pjmlp on Thursday November 16, 2017 @07:29AM
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> IDE vs CLI has nothing to do with it.
Sure it has, because it springs from the developer culture on each OS, and the main reason why good UI/UX research is so hard on GNU/Linux systems.
It is always an uphill battle, as GNOME and KDE devs know about.
Also note that I pair macOS with Windows on my list.
Re:Dell’s gamble on Linux laptops has paid off
by jenscow on Thursday November 16, 2017 @11:13AM
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Same could be said against Windows. Ever used Windows 8? "Everyone" hated it.
Windows 10 has gone for the hybrid UI; both "modern" and traditional. At the same time.
I'm not sure why you say it's hard for UI/UX research on Linux, when there are so many different desktop environments and toolkits - all(?) of which are theme-able. On Windows, you're stuck with one. Well, both.
Re:Dell’s gamble on Linux laptops has paid off
by pjmlp on Thursday November 16, 2017 @12:05PM
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Which is exactly the point of lack of good polished UI/UX on GNU/Linux.
Hence ChromeOS and Android in what concerns consumer devices, where Linux just happens to be the chosen kernel but nothing prevents Google changing it for something else.
Windows isn't the only OS that has a graphical IDE - likewise Bash is available on Windows.
(all of my tools are available on both systems)