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Can't run Windows 11? Don't want to? There are surprisingly legal options

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[–] ___@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Developers decide what platforms they want to support based on what resources they have available and the kinds of users they wish to target. They create versions of software where they expect to garner enough market share or based on what gives them the most return on investment. Even at a 4% market share, Linux is still pretty much an edge case for many companies, though I agree that a corporation like Samsung can absolutely afford to make their software available on Linux