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On 2015-10-05, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <mutjjs$oai$1@dont-email.me>, Chris Ahlstrom
><OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
>
>> > linux is well suited for servers, not for desktop because there's very
>> > little quality software available.
>> 
>> Bullshit.
>
> nothing bullshit about it. 
>
> there's no money to be made with linux for various reasons, so the vast
> majority of developers don't bother with it at all and target only mac
> and windows.
>
> there is nothing in the linux world that comes close to mainstream apps
> such as adobe lightroom, photoshop and the rest of the adobe creative
> suite, final cut, avid, dxo, capture one and much, much more. also, a
> lot of hardware lacks drivers for linux.

It's just not a very good desktop operating system. The only people who
disagree are the silly Linux zealots.

> linux works well for a server, where nobody interacts with it directly.

Extremely well even, considering the cost. 

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