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[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 267 points 1 month ago

Valve is proving that LOTS of people would use Linux if it came in convenient preinstalled packaging.

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 33 points 1 month ago

As someone who has recently begun dipping in to Linux and trying to figure it all out, I agree with this.

I feel like if Samsung or someone embraced Linux in the way Apple have macOS, it could very easily become a serious contender to Windows. But I guess no one could trust Samsung to not fuck it all up and make it a proprietary fork that would end up having nothing to do with Linux.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Basically like they (and Google) have handled phones. "Wow look, a majority of the OS work is done for us! Sooo if we just...overlay it all with proprietary blobs and un-removable software and locked bootloaders and..."

[-] quant@leminal.space 6 points 1 month ago

I have enough PTSD from the aptly named TouchWiz era. I simply can't imagine all those Samsung executives nodding approvingly with the powerpoint presentation in their offices.

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