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I only saw linux machines in SE companies so far (at least remote ones). Maybe, just maybe, it is because non-tech people 1) cant handle it as cli is needed from time to time 2) because personal preferences & habits make it almost impossible to "force" using linux on staff..?



> because personal preferences & habits make it almost impossible to "force" using linux on staff..?

I’m willing to speculate office workers won’t care. More and more people will have smartphone as the only personal computer. So it won’t be about them not wanting to use Linux at work because they run Windows at home.


3) Excel macros and VBscript


*aka cancer / high burden to switch systems to [insert any turing-complete language]


4) distribution madness

5) lack of userland backwards compatibility

6) poor commercial application support...




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