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Forced financial constraints? Because I am an Indian.
It's not like pirating Windows is hard or expensive.
Then what do you think is the reason, that I do not know, that results in so much Linux adoption in the country I live in?
I don't know. Your justification seems a bit weak. It's not like piracy is not a thing there.
I assume you know better than me about India, a country that does not have much awareness material about in global media?
India is not the most financially constrained country in the world by far. If the explanation was just that, we would see a very direct correlation with the rest of the countries that are similarly constrained.
Now, if instead of making rethoric questions you could maybe offer some arguments you would definitely be more helpful.
Our per capita income is not exactly healthy, and the wealth distribution is highly unequal. Linux is majorly used in South India, and among the techies that are older fhan Gen Z/Alpha, as millenials and older people grew up on computers instead of smartphones.
Same thing can be said of Pakistan and they don't have a significantly high Linux usage.
Pakistan has been funded by USA for decades to house US funded terrorists and to commit terrorism and keep Asia unstable. They have also given shelter to other terrorist groups in the region. Pakistan has never had a complete term under any Prime Minister since 1947. Pakistan and India are worlds apart on every single socio-economic and political parameter.
I should have just said false equivalence. Your arguments till now have been too weak to prove anything you are claiming. Don't hop around like Alex Jones. Just stop.
What on earth are you taking about?? I'm telling you that "no money = Linux" is a bad argument and you come back with a drug fueled conspiracy theory.
I'm not even giving an argument, I'm telling you you have no argument. You're the one that should be explaining your theory.
Dude, chill a bit. Take some fresh air and stay away from sharp objects.
I explained my "conspiracy theory" (factual BTW) and I EDC a Victorinox.
Indians in such big numbers are not privacy conscious. There are not so many Indians tech focused to the point they actively learn Linux. It is about lack of money for individuals and in some cases trying to get maximum performance on potato machines, again a consequence of lack of money.
Quite possibly. North America still has too much disposable income to start making OS decisions based on pricing