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Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple by inopinatus on Friday August 27, 2021 @06:07AM (#28325993)
Looking past the ridiculous hostility; the case in question is why it’s super rare to target Linux for desktop applications. The example offered has none of the trappings of a commercial offering.

By all means, though, all the best with your startup.

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Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday August 27, 2021 @09:59AM (#28327887)
It's a 21 year old project that nets in excess of US$200k/year, and has been the basis of 3 commercial spinoff products. Not a large scale commercial project, certainly, but not a startup.

The question wasn't "why it’s super rare to target Linux for desktop applications". It wasn't a question at all, in fact. It was an assertion that it's hard to package 3rd party applications for Linux, and I am asserting that this claim is incorrect.

As to whether or not the packaging situation explains why it's super rare to target Linux for desktop application, that is indeed a different question, with multiple answers.

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