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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by zelly on Saturday November 14, 2020 @12:42AM (#25090548)
Linux UI is far worse than Windows. It's not even close. I use Linux but definitely not for its UI.

Windows can out-of-the-box do HiDPI, multiple monitors, multiple desktops, trackpad gestures, hardware accelerated UI rendering, facial recognition logins, and more. It was designed as a desktop OS.

On Linux some things are getting better if you stick to the Wayland+GNOME stack, but it's still so bad I can't recommend it to people on technical grounds. Use it if you believe in free software, not because you think it's "better" (it's not).

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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by prox on Saturday November 14, 2020 @01:45AM (#25090703)
I am seriously wondering why Linux UI development is lagging so much considering it’s at the forefront of many developments, and probably with the worlds best devs using Linux. I can only come up with that it’s console centered approach doesn’t attract a lot of UX designers of caliber to take it to a new level.
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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by devdas on Saturday November 14, 2020 @04:08PM (#25095632)
Most of the money being thrown at Linux is to make it better on a server. The laptop/desktop market is dominated by Microsoft, with Apple a distant second.
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