Re:Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
by pjmlp on Friday October 22, 2021 @04:21PM
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> Lots of consumers buy them directly from Best Buy etc.
Here in Germany every single time they appear on consumer stores in shopping malls, they get promoted every week until finally they manage to get rid of the stock.
It is always an interesting experience to see the same units with different kinds of offers similar to the pile of Android phones close by.
Most consumers have no idea what real Linux is supposed to, they just see a Laptop that cannot make use of the software most of their friends are using.
Here in Germany every single time they appear on consumer stores in shopping malls, they get promoted every week until finally they manage to get rid of the stock.
It is always an interesting experience to see the same units with different kinds of offers similar to the pile of Android phones close by.
Most consumers have no idea what real Linux is supposed to, they just see a Laptop that cannot make use of the software most of their friends are using.