For the education sector and software developer sector these numbers are already met and well exceeded. For the consumer desktop, yes, I think so. I think some big company other than Valve and Google will sell a Linux desktop machine, be it x86 or ARM. When most of the stuff consumers use is through the browser, OEMs clinging to Windows is not going to last forever.
And Lenovo, I saved $100 and the time to setup Ubuntu on my Thinkpad. But I’m picturing something that is Linux only and a major release like a Chromebook or the Steam Deck were/are.
It’s a computer with standard computer hardware, so you can install anything on it. It’s Linux by default though, and with packages specifically curated to make it operate well. I don’t know how many distros or OSs work well with the hardware out-of-the-box.
I mean only Linux as the product is released with only Linux offered by the company, as in not a choice between Windows and Linux. Linux first by design.
For the education sector and software developer sector these numbers are already met and well exceeded. For the consumer desktop, yes, I think so. I think some big company other than Valve and Google will sell a Linux desktop machine, be it x86 or ARM. When most of the stuff consumers use is through the browser, OEMs clinging to Windows is not going to last forever.
Dell already offers some models with Ubuntu on them.
And Lenovo, I saved $100 and the time to setup Ubuntu on my Thinkpad. But I’m picturing something that is Linux only and a major release like a Chromebook or the Steam Deck were/are.
ideally, all devices should be open to choose any OS.
and afaik steam deck is not linux-only
It’s a computer with standard computer hardware, so you can install anything on it. It’s Linux by default though, and with packages specifically curated to make it operate well. I don’t know how many distros or OSs work well with the hardware out-of-the-box.
I mean only Linux as the product is released with only Linux offered by the company, as in not a choice between Windows and Linux. Linux first by design.