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[–] commander@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Media coverage of Linux today is wildly different than the 2010s. It used to be vitriol to entertain the idea of using Linux. It was hoping that complaining about Windows enshittification and Apple pricing while still buying them would produce any results. More and more people will learn that they don't need the software they grew up with for their hobbies or indie projects. Don't need o365 to write your novel