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While I agree with that, operating systems like macOS and Windows have shown that ease of use still beats other features when a user simply wants to 'do' something.

As good (or as bad) as the technical underpinnings can be, as long as the user gets what they want most of the time they are fine with it.

Nix is one big advantage of course and that is that is isn't a commercial endeavour beholden to markets and income. So it doesn't really matter what general users might want or think (at least not at this stage). We also still have the same problem that is always present and that is content availability. If a user wants to install a Netflix client but none is available, it doesn't matter how good the tools are. Even the best UX can't help when the desired content isn't available.




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