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I would be very curious to see the numbers comparing intentional OS installation. How many people go out of their way to buy and install Windows (thereby truly choosing Windows) versus how many people go out of their way to download and install Linux.

If Linux wins in that category as well, could we finally stop moving the goalposts?



You know, I used to be a Windows guy but Windows really jumped the shark some years ago and so I am just preparing to move over to Linux at the next best time. This is just to say, I want to the best for Linux and I don't want to move the goalposts unfairly. But I do think there is diffence between "using" Linux as in Android and using Linux as in Arch and I think the people who use Windows use it more similarly to that later way.




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