• foggy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The main thing holding linux back is a lack of federal contracts.

    Until schools are issuing Linux machines to staff and students. Until military outposts are run on Linux servers. Until your average federal employee is being issued a Linux machine, Linux will always be 3rd place.

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      1 year ago

      Schools are handing out Linux to students…just not GNU/Linux; a lot of schools opt for Chrome OS which uses the Linux kernel.

      Linux is already the market leader in every computing segment except desktops (even mobile when you factor in Android.)

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          1 year ago

          I mean, LibreOffice is usable, but if I could pay for a linux license of Word or Excel, I would pay for it. The UX is just so much better with feature search/animations/plugin support/etc.

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      1 year ago

      I figured they just meant that people in government jobs don’t like change.

      No MS office, no sale!