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Most servers around the world run Linux. The same goes for almost all supercomputers. That's astonishing in a capitalist world where absolutely everything is commodified. Why can't these big tech companies manage to sell their own software to server operators or supercomputers? Why is an open, free project that is free for users so superior here?

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[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

About the computer claim, it obviously includes the workplace. Seriously, this is a silly non-debate. We have a situation of mass addiction to small touchscreens. It is now possible to do anything on these objects and it's increasingly impossible to live without them (I had to install a damn app just to open a delivery locker this week). They are not laptops. For personal use, desktop computers of any kind are already an irrelevance.

small screens and the lack of physical keyboards are significant limitations

You're preaching to the choir in this community, and I personally happen to agree with you. It's irrelevant. The world has moved on.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My claim is that having a PC is also very mainstream in the EU, not that smartphones aren't dominant or socially problematic.

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, and mine is that if it is still somehow "mainstream" then it is currently losing that status almost before our eyes.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I haven't checked numbers lately, but my impression is that the shift is complete. The primacy of phones is clear, but most households in the EU have a PC, and people who own PCs aren't going to further decrease their PC use over the next five years.