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Re:Ask HN: Why is the Linux community struggling to implemen... by zaphar on Thursday April 08, 2021 @05:26PM (#26743954)
Why should she? Grandma primarily uses Facebook, Instagram, and Facetime. Grandma doesn't have a goal to become a better computer user in general terms. Linux gives effectively 0 value to her over any other OS. And negative value in a number of various ways. Driver support among them.
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Re:Ask HN: Why is the Linux community struggling to implemen... by jfengel on Friday April 09, 2021 @10:07AM (#26750757)
At this point, I wonder if Grandma wants a desktop at all. Maybe Grandma just wants a tablet, perhaps with a keyboard. Tablet OSes don't really hibernate, but they use a lot less battery and have software designed to come back from a cold boot quickly.

I use my desktop OSes for my job, but could be perfectly happy with a Chromebook for most of what else I do in my life.

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