Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agoIn wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weekswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square171fedilinkarrow-up1970arrow-down133
arrow-up1937arrow-down1external-linkIn wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weekswww.tomshardware.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square171fedilink
minus-squarethe_q@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·16 hours agoMost modern distros have the same level of convenience as Zorin. I don’t know where you got this idea that Zorin is somehow special.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 hours agoFor a lot of users, the fact that it has the windows theme is what makes it special. They don’t want to have to relearn where everything is. That being said, I set my mom up with Mint because I didn’t want to have to support Zorin.
minus-squarePattyMcB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·15 hours agoIt’s not. It’s money grabbing garbage
Most modern distros have the same level of convenience as Zorin. I don’t know where you got this idea that Zorin is somehow special.
For a lot of users, the fact that it has the windows theme is what makes it special. They don’t want to have to relearn where everything is.
That being said, I set my mom up with Mint because I didn’t want to have to support Zorin.
It’s not. It’s money grabbing garbage