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Why Isn't Linux Mainstream? 5 Flaws That Need Fixing.
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Perhaps a better question is: asking why Apple isn't mainstream?
Linux almost always needs to be installed, whereas Apple is plug n' play. Plus Linux has a reputation of being much more complicated than it actually is.
The disparity between the proportion of iMac sales vs the people who could afford an iMac is rather enormous, but I have this idea that for iPhones and Androids, this is reversed.
I find that conundrum, assuming it's true, kinda interesting.