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📣 stereorad

Why is it so difficult to find pre-installed Linux on “top-end hardware”


If Linux is gaining mindshare and marketshare, why are manufacturers not providing Linux "out-of-the-box"? Some like Dell do but it is difficult, if not impossible to see it across geopgraphies. They all seem to "recommend" Microsoft Windows.

When will this hegemony end?


  👤 wmf Accepted Answer ✓
My personal hypothesis is that Linux users love to sabotage themselves. If the Linux model doesn't have exactly the specs they want at a cheaper price, they buy the Windows model and install Linux themselves. Since nothing will ever be good enough, manufacturers don't bother.