• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 days ago

    Considering building a PC is too much, how do you figure that they will week out Linux, choose a distro, and successfully install it.

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      6 days ago

      I’m not sure if you ignored both but:

      As the original commenter said, pricing of next gen consoles will be $1000+. Which puts pricing into PC ballpark.

      I said there are system integrators, always have been, to buy a prebuilt system.

      So “too much” both fiscally and laboriously aren’t true anymore.

      And I mentioned it, but choosing Bazzite is a locked down system. Installing it takes about 10 clicks of your mouse.

      They could ask a friend. Or google it.

      How braindead do you think people are? If they talk to anyone they’ll easily come across these ideas. Linux just jumped from 4% desktop usage to over 10%. So people aren’t completely gone. Enough friction and they’ll look for alternatives.

      If they play sports games I can’t help them though. They’re already on life support.

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          2 days ago

          Me too.

          I learned if things affect their wallet/affects them personally, they’ll learn.

          Good ol republican ideology.

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              1 day ago

              Did you ever write their password on the inside of their case cause they kept bringing it in for password resets?

              I know we could’ve kept making money off of him but that would just be cruel.