• infeeeee ( infeeeee@lemm.ee ) 
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        2 years ago

        Afaik windows on arm is still very limited, a lot programs still only support x86.

        And touch ux on linux is not very convenient, I have a touch laptop and have used it with gnome for years, and it has a lot rough edges. Can a linux enthusiast use it? Sure. Would I recommend it to non computer savvy user? No, they won’t enjoy it.

        I tried xfce about a year ago on an old intel atom x86 tablet, it was not usable at all. I read Gnome is the most advanced in touch support, I don’t know how touch friendly is kde nowadays.

        So on windows a user would be limited to basic apps, android has much more options.

        • Through their emulation layer you can run basically all modern software runs on it, and even most older games (albeit kinda poorly sometimes). The emulation layer lacks a fun CPU instructions that games or maybe cad software might use. But it’s genuinely pretty good if you’re running it on good hardware. At work we’re primarily a windows shop but the boss man likes Macs so everyone runs windows in a VM and they can do everything they need.

      • Firipu ( Firipu@startrek.website ) 
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        2 years ago

        What casual use can you do on windows/Linux that you can’t on android?

        And Android is so much better than windows/Linux for touch that it’s not even a competition.