• potatopotato@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    I’d argue the year of the Linux desktop passed years ago and now it’s just a saturation game. Most serious SW development is now on Linux laptops/desktops, Android owns the mobile space and versions are starting to make huge inroads in the laptop space. You can buy gaming systems running it trivially now.

    Conversely, casual users of windows are dying off, fewer non technical people are using desktops for anything at all. Only institutional users are buying Windows keys and they’re some of the easiest to get on Linux because of the cost savings, particularly if you run Linux server infrastructure, a fight we already won over a decade ago.

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      5 months ago

      Most serious SW development is now on Linux laptops/desktops,

      I’d love a source for this. To my knowledge, most people that build to Linux hosts still use OSX.

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        5 months ago

        Source: I’m a super pro serious developer and I use Linux. QED if you don’t also use Linux, you’re not serious.