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Jacson6

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3. Germany tried this a decade ago.

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 04:26 PM

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The problem was getting reliable applications to run on it. Linux has an obscure interface and scripting that the average office worker or state employee will not understand. MS and Apple have point and click apps for the desktop. If they can get someone to write a decent point & click apps for their needs it could work. I've run Linux for Web browsing, emailing and playing multi media. But if I want to a tech app it will always be on Windows or Mac.

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