Why is Linux desktop not popular among non-programmers?

[Jan Claeys]

On Sat, 2025-02-01 at 16:12 +0530, Amit wrote:
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> 
> One flaw that I found in linux desktops development is that the
> developers don't ask the companies as to what the companies need.

I don't think that is true in general (even if it is probably true for
some developers).  E.g. a company like Collabora (which pays a number
of LibreOffice developers) sells services to companies that use linux
desktops; if they didn’t listen to their customers they would not be
very happy.


> I think that Google uses linux desktops a lot. 

LibreOffice is a competitor for several Linux Foundation members that
offer commercial office software solutions (at least 3 at first glance,
probably more), including Google & Microsoft.

Why would they pay/help to improve a free competitor?



> I can change the whole scenario and make linux desktops popular and
> defeat Microsoft but I can't do it because I am not an important
> person in the linux world.

Microsoft is a platinum member of the Linux Foundation (meaning they
pay a larger membership fee than Google).  "Defeat Microsoft" is not a
project/goal they will accept...


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Jan Claeys

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