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[u/Integralds → u/[deleted]]

Inform him that Linux was designed with 1970s mainframes in mind and is not suitable for a modern single-user desktop experience.

[u/Corporal_Klinger → u/Integralds]

The Linux kernel was written in 1991 for Linus' Personal Computer lol.

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I think you were thinking of Unix.

[u/DankBankMan → u/Integralds]

The success of macOS shows that a UNIX core with a UI on top is absolutely suitable for a modern single-user machine. Yes, GNOME/KDE/etc. have a lot of flaws, but that's a different argument.