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https://xkcd.com/2501/
Yeah.
A bigger thing to me is that some OEMs seem to be offering Linux for a discount. That’s massive, as it will draw in “non experts” who don’t know the difference (or care), but very much know about sticker prices.
Also, the user experience is also bound to be much better when a manufacturer provides a tested and supported operating system, especially for "non-experts" for whom a terminal is an arcane inscription tablet.
Ha!
Have you seen the bloatware they ship with Windows? It somehow manages to be so much worse than base windows… it’s honestly much better if they don’t touch the OS at all, barring the absolute bare minimum of making sure input works.
I’m being cynical: I know some OEMs do make kernel contributions and such. Still, the “generic” support distros/chip makers provide for free is better, given their track record.