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That's not most people's reality.

99.999%+ of people out there in the world don't start with a desire for a Linux setup; and so many of the small proportion who at some point want to consider it start with pre-existing hardware. And yes, having tried and largely burnt out trying to use Linux on several different computers on different occasions, it can be hugely frustrating, if not ultimately impossible.



It's like trying to install Windows on a Macbook: Your're on your own here. Don't blame Microsoft or Apple for your issues.


Name a computer manufacturer that supplies laptops built specifically for Linux, instead of as a smaller-market option.


System76, Purism, Taxedo, Pine64, Oxide.


Oxide does not make laptops.


These are all small market vendors.


This doesn't affect the message in my original post.




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