• bump@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Well what if I install Linux on my “free school Chromebook/Windows laptop/MacBook”?

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      1 year ago

      Better figure out how to dual boot, because all the school software will be MS or Google-dependent. Mac is a whole different story

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        1 year ago

        The crazy thing is more and more is purely being done through a web browser as time goes on, so it’s becoming more and more possible to switch at the drop of a dime for people

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          so true. I use very few native applications and do 90% of everything in a browser. Notable exceptions: Libreoffice, FileZilla, Thunderbird and an image editor