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[–] RQG 66 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I found since people are used to app stores, I've had a much easier time convincing people to try out Linux. My mom even said that she always wished her windows PC had a proper app store.

[–] grue 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think it's still important to explain the key difference between an "app store" and a package repository: the latter isn't a "store" because everything is free.

[–] RQG 32 points 1 year ago

True but it helps get the concept across so much.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thst might change with Flathub's ambitions to become an actual app store though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did I just heard that right? Flathub wants to charge for software?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. Flathub wants to become a platform where people and companies can sell their software

[–] QuandaleDingle 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Well hey, as long as these participating devs maintain that their software remains FOSS, I'd pay up. They do a lot of good work, can't do it all for free.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But Windows does have an app store, and has for ages now.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah but it's awful, and can only install UWP apps which are just plain bad

[–] Jayayess1190 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When is the last time you've used it? Microsoft opened it up and now you can find all types of non UWP apps in it.

[–] flontlocs 4 points 1 year ago

Still ass though.

Just install/update App Installer and use winget.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Most of them are, but there are non UWP apps on there too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, but pretty much every common application most people use is available, which is fine for the majority of people such as OPs mom.

[–] FangedWyvern42 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not that good. It’s ok (especially now that it’s been unshackled from the hell of UWP), but it’s not as good as most Linux options.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

For someone like OPs mom it would be more than good enough is my point. She's saying she wished something existed that does indeed exist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Windows has also had a variety of freeware since before there was never an app store

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Of course, and much of it is on the app store now (which I rarely use myself), but for someone like OPs mom who just wants an easy app store, well there is one.