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		solardev on Nov 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 99Wh Battery Linux Laptop Mac: Battery life sucks, let's make our own chip to make it better Windows: Battery life sucks, we'll try to improve the software and maybe use a different CPU Linux: Just turn off your desktop and recreate its functionality using a dozen command line daemons and selectively run graphics only when you need it. It worked in DOS, why not now? lol and we wonder why desktop Linux never came... I've seen a lot of Linux apologetics over the years, but this is the single funniest comment I've ever read on the topic

darthrupert on Nov 21, 2022 | [–]

You're not understanding the point at all. The best Linux environments lose the complexity without losing functionality.

Sure, the setup might require some skill, but professional, high quality tools always do.

bilekas on Nov 21, 2022 | [–]

This did give me a chuckle! I think the user base is different though from the OP.

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