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Linux May Be the Best Way to Avoid the AI Nightmare (www.lifewire.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Your average Joe Schmoe probably has no idea that different operating systems on a given device are even a thing, they just see them as MacBox™, WindowsBox™, etc, they don't see it as the blank hardware canvas we do. While I'll agree it's trivially easy to install Windows in the way you suggested, that'll completely fly over the average user's head.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Your average Joe Schmoe probably has no idea that different operating systems

But I don't think that these are the people buying a Framework Laptop

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Duh, my bad man. Not my day for reading comprehension.

That said, should in the unlikely event Joe Schmoe buy a Framework, my above point could still be relevant.