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Re:Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020) by dwighttk on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @12:41PM (#31169666)
> Okay, except this is nothing like that.

And yet… desktop Linux isn’t widely popular.

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Re:Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020) by fsflover on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @01:07PM (#31170091)
Probably because it's hard to come to a store and buy one.
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Re:Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020) by dwighttk on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @01:56PM (#31170810)
Linux is “selling” a billion “jars of jam”, a different one for each person… Apple is “selling” like 6.
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Re:Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020) by fsflover on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @01:58PM (#31170836)
Why is this relevant? You probably know that Ubuntu is the most popular one. It should be enough to only offer this one.
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Re:Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020) by dwighttk on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:14PM (#31171035)
Ubuntu’s customizability (valued by the article’s author) is Linux offering a billion jars of jam.
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Re:Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020) by fsflover on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:24PM (#31171167)
Default settings still exist and can be delivered just fine.
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Re:Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020) by dwighttk on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:44PM (#31172256)
Original comment was “this is nothing like that”

I’m pointing out how this is like that.

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