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Re:The world of Linux Handhelds in 2018 by leadingthenet on Sunday March 04, 2018 @10:56AM (#16515111)
And those people are exactly the reason why Linux will never be the OS of choice on desktop for the vast majority of people. Which it should be, because it's a great piece of software, underneath the horrible UX.
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Re:The world of Linux Handhelds in 2018 by nine_k on Sunday March 04, 2018 @11:40AM (#16515300)
In this sense, Linux already is the OS for hundreds of millions, in the form of Android.

It just got a very different UI and somehow reworked userland.

Is this what you'd prefer on the desktop, too?

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Re:The world of Linux Handhelds in 2018 by saagarjha on Sunday March 04, 2018 @01:07PM (#16515669)
Personally, I think so. Leave the custom Arch or Debian builds for those who need it, and have a polished Linux distro “for the masses”. That’s basically what Chrome OS is, and it’s pretty popular (though, I’d like it if it was more customizable like Android is rather than just being a web browser).
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