Over 100k Downloaded Zorin OS 18 in 48 Hours; >70% Were Windows Users
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Zorin OS 18 has seen over 100K downloads in 48 hours, with more than 70% of downloads coming from Windows users, indicating a successful transition to Linux.
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phendrenad2
2 months ago
Windows people are tired of being forced to update to a "new" Windows version (which isn't new at all, just a new coat of paint and a few strings updated to a version number). What people really want is Windows XP, and Linux has too many rough edges (oh-oh, here comes the infernal march of Linux fanboys to tell me that their grandmother uses Linux and it runs every game, look, let's agreee to disagree, okay?)
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