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780k Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks (blog.zorin.com)
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[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

This was my guess. This shit doesn't come from nowhere. My bet is that some big wig or VC backed it and is trying to get ROI.

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Nah, y'all just young. Zorin's designed to look extremely Windows-like, and they've always gotten a bump when Microsoft has a stroke. Last time they grew a lot was Windows 8.

If anything, this is just a sign of how badly Microsoft has fucked up with Windows 11.

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

These kind of distros always existed. I'm pretty sure I still have CDs around with Lindows from around the same Mandrake and Knoppix was the cool stuff.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I've been running linux for decades and I only heard of it those past few months. But then I never used YouTube or social stuff much, maybe they communicate there.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 11 minutes ago

It's been around quite a while, but I never heard it mentioned as much as in the last two months.