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Originally Posted by konart
Wrong thread for this, but...
Just how bigger the linux community will be in a year, now that valve release Steam on linux((not so) closed beta test for now, but still)
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Probably not much. Depending on how many games are available, I might switch my desktop to full time Linux. Laptops will stay Windows for battery life + less times needing to use a VM to run stuff value.
Windows is installed by default on just about any new computer though. People won't make the effort to install something else which isn't really any more functional.
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Originally Posted by npal
Metro apps ARE fullscreen.
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There is a difference between Metro apps, and apps launched from the Start Screen...
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I suppose there could be worse fantasies than thinking linux will ever be a mainstream product.
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Linux is exceedingly mainstream. Just not on desktop/laptops. Most webservers run Linux, most smartphones run Linux, a good portion of embedded devices run Linux.
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As for this idea that you need a touch screen to use Windows 8, I chalk up to typical aforementioned exaggerated outrage. I don't have any Windows 8 (or phone) touch devices, and use the OS just fine. Frankly, I think touchscreen desktops and laptops are incredibly stupid, so manufacturers that seem to be doubling down on "all in" design with their new Windows 8 computers seems incredibly fool-hardy. The OS works just fine without touch, and in my view, touch is incredibly awkward when you are pushing parallel to the horizontal plane, rather than perpendicular to it. Pushing a sub-par experience just for the hell of it further shows how incredibly brain dead the PC OEM market is, which is why-I'm sure-so many of us "geeks" will continue building our own computers.
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