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hunter

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14. What are you talking about?

Reply to Silent3 (Reply #12)

Fri Jun 26, 2020, 07:12 PM

Jun 2020

Everyone with an Android phone or Chromebook is using Linux. Everyone with an Apple desktop machine is using BSD.

Microsoft is playing a game of catch-up, more so now that Apple has decided to abandon x86 machines.

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Microsoft to close its 83 retail stores [View all] stopbush Jun 2020 OP

It was a lousy concept to begin with Zorro Jun 2020 #1

The physical stores generated negligible retail revenue for MSFT Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #2

Up until this week, my son was working at the #2 MS store in the country. stopbush Jun 2020 #3

Oh noes, where will people get their Zunes?! n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2020 #4

I remember when they were new, but they've dropped off the face of the Earth. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #6

Probably a good move right now. Initech Jun 2020 #5

Awesome. Jirel Jun 2020 #7

My son's experience at his MS Store was that while there were fewer stopbush Jun 2020 #8

Microsoft and Apple are sand in the bearings of human progress. hunter Jun 2020 #9

Ridiculous, and ultimately, meaningless. stopbush Jun 2020 #10

Nevertheless I am a very hard core Linux guy. hunter Jun 2020 #11

Linux is great for techies, or non-techies with simple needs... Silent3 Jun 2020 #12

What are you talking about? hunter Jun 2020 #14

I'm talking about OSes openly billing themselves as "Linux"... Silent3 Jun 2020 #15

Sorry. Apple is quitting x86 for ARM. hunter Jun 2020 #17

Not at any rate of speed to make me worry Silent3 Jun 2020 #19

Absurd and untrue Renew Deal Jun 2020 #13

Please explain... hunter Jun 2020 #16

Both companies have positively impacted humanity with their products, despite their flaws. Renew Deal Jun 2020 #18

Even Linux wouldn't have come as far as it has... Silent3 Jun 2020 #20

I'm not hugely invested in this argument... hunter Jun 2020 #21