* Posts by RegularBloke

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Soon the most popular 'real' desktop will be the Linux desktop

RegularBloke

Does it run Photos*** though ?

Yes, I wait for the day Linux desktops become so mainstream that popular apps (like a certain PhotoshXXX or LightrXXX) are able to run native on them. Been a linux 'user' on and off since the days of the RHEL cd-roms, and I'm still typing this comment from Windows 11. Like other's have said, it's all about functionality and having the right tools to run on Linux. The stigma that is one mush have Windows and Office installed to complete a PC/Laptop has been deeply embedded in all (most) of us regular users. My dad who's turning 85 soon, insists that he pays $70 a year for an Office subscription which he hardly uses. I tried linux (Mint, Pop, Manjaro) on him, all the time he just goes back to Windows...and all he does is read the news and track his retirement funds on a website. So yes, Windows on the cloud , like it or not, will still be appealing to the masses.