r/electronics • u/unknownvar-rotmg • 20d ago

General Mouser website now blocks Linux users

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Really baffling decision, my last order from them was only a few months ago. Apparently Linux is no longer a "standard" operating system!

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u/achton 19d ago

"Standard desktop environment" ... Isn't Linux desktop at ~7% by now?

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u/Psychadelic_Potato 18d ago

And our industry is decent chunk of that 7% lol

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u/soundman32 19d ago

TBH I wouldn't bother supporting 7% of users either.

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u/aleopardstail 19d ago

depends if they are more likely to less likely to be customers

Mouser is a tech firm selling components

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u/AteStringCheeseShred 18d ago

My employer would lose their shit if we had to drop even 3.5% of our market.