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    [–] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    That MacBook will have 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which is completely useless, not to mention fucking highway robbery when you can buy a Windows laptop for half of that with better specs.

    You said thousands of dollars. They're not thousands. And yeah, you can get a cheaper machine. And put some flavor of GNU/Linux on that too!

    LOL I'd love to see you prove me wrong. Go on ahead. It's easy!

    Highest market share ever, these days!

    I don't think you need a CS degree to run through this guide.

    Here's all the "techy people you know that might want to help you don't know anything about Linux" coming together as a community to share what they know about the distro I linked to.

    Stop being hyperbolic.

    [–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    You said thousands of dollars. They're not thousands.

    But they are...

    And yeah, you can get a cheaper machine. And put some flavor of GNU/Linux on that too!

    Not pre-installed.

    None of those links prove me wrong. Try again.

    [–] Moorshou@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

    They do for me!

    [–] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

    But they are...

    Once again, here's one at $750.

    Not pre-installed.

    Here's some great laptops with GNU/Linux pre-installed.

    Here's another company!

    There are vendors supplying workforce laptops and miniPC's running MintOS for less than $350 per unit, in bulk!

    None of those links prove me wrong.

    All of them prove your silly, bogus assertions wrong.

    Try again.

    Nah. Don't have to.

    [–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Once again, here's one at $750.

    Once again, completely unusable.

    Tuxedo

    System76

    Niche suppliers normies have never heard of. Can't find them on retail sites or in stores. Also very expensive.

    I know all of these things. I use Linux. I think Linux is better than Windows. I'm just answering the question of why so many people continue to use Windows.