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Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by julienfr112 on Saturday January 30, 2021 @05:19AM (#25967877)
Actually Ubuntu is not less usable than Windows 10. Ex on intel NUC - wifi on Ubuntu : out of box - wifi on windows : plug ethernet, install driver manually. Old printers works better on Linux, eg when driver do not work on windows 10. Libre Office outof box, Office : where is my key ? ...
Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by hutzlibu on Saturday January 30, 2021 @06:11AM (#25968151)
"Actually Ubuntu is not less usable than Windows 10."

For you and me maybe. But don't expect other people to have your standard of software choices etc.

Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by Ericson2314 on Saturday January 30, 2021 @11:26AM (#25970349)
The problem is Ubuntu, but that consumers have migrated from desktops/laptops to Phones. (Bad for Linux, and bad for society as it's much easier to be a non-passitive participant on a desktop/laptop.)
Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by seniorivn on Saturday January 30, 2021 @12:23PM (#25970904)
for most people app selection on ubuntu is big enough to never need anything more only professional/rare software sometimes has no support/suitable alternative
Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by oji0hub on Saturday January 30, 2021 @07:28AM (#25968534)
- Can I install my "favourite program" on Linux?

Well sure, it's supported on X, Y and Z!

- Oh but I'm on distro A.

Oh sorry, that's not supported. But here's a post by some guy on some forum who says he made it work by doing a bunch of complicated things no one understands.

Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by Macha on Saturday January 30, 2021 @08:09AM (#25968753)
We're talking about Ubuntu. Distro X is always Ubuntu. Y and Z are usually picked from Debian, Red Hat, Fedora and Arch
Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by m4rtink on Saturday January 30, 2021 @08:42AM (#25968973)
This is often no longer an issue thanks to Flatpak & Steam Proton built-in Windows emulation.
Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by Shared404 on Saturday January 30, 2021 @12:20PM (#25970874)
In addition, there's a significant subset of people who's only program they use is a web browser.

This is obviously quite doable with basically any distro.

Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by m4rtink on Saturday January 30, 2021 @02:37PM (#25972202)
Yes, while this has issues of its own (as long as the web services they are using are centralized and corporate controlled) I have observed the less technical users I have been helping with computer issues are totally happy as long as they sit in front of a computer with a web browser, where they can log in to their online accounts and get going.

Some might want a full mail client and possibly a printer configured and that's about it.