We’re in a thread about usability and the first thing I have to do is research special companies and pay a premium to make shit work? Muuuch easier.
I’m not saying Linux isn’t usable as a daily. I’m saying it requires more work. Certainly moreso than OSX which is the realistic alternative path for most users.
I personally have a custom block on my setup, but I’m hardly average and use a qnap nas for my Linux service needs.
But to answer your question, yes basically most do. The average user walks into a best buy or Walmart and buys something in their price range. An even smaller percent will head to Dell or iBuyPower and buy a “low, mid, high” range of pre-builts and make few if any real customization.
They will do no research into GPU/CPU other than nivida vs AMD vs intel choices. They have no idea other than some very basic performance numbers eg I have 32G or ram and would give you a funny look if you asked them about vram.
We’re in a thread about usability and the first thing I have to do is research special companies and pay a premium to make shit work? Muuuch easier.
I’m not saying Linux isn’t usable as a daily. I’m saying it requires more work. Certainly moreso than OSX which is the realistic alternative path for most users.
So you just buy PCs without doing any research on the specs and manufacturer?
I personally have a custom block on my setup, but I’m hardly average and use a qnap nas for my Linux service needs.
But to answer your question, yes basically most do. The average user walks into a best buy or Walmart and buys something in their price range. An even smaller percent will head to Dell or iBuyPower and buy a “low, mid, high” range of pre-builts and make few if any real customization.
They will do no research into GPU/CPU other than nivida vs AMD vs intel choices. They have no idea other than some very basic performance numbers eg I have 32G or ram and would give you a funny look if you asked them about vram.
I see. I mean, there’s always a way how you decide what you want to buy without any hard, arduous research.