> i wonder how linux does it?

they don't? There's no company, or rather - a lot of them, Linux kernel moves forward like 80% by corporate contributors. For some of them it's critical part of their infrastructure, some of them need to get their device drivers mainlined, for some of them it's gpl magic at work. Linux desktop experience, however, leaves a lot to be desired.

Companies aren't interested to contribute to a browser when they can just reskin chromium or build on blink directly and community cannot match the pace.

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worik 6 days ago | parent [-]

> Linux desktop experience, however, leaves a lot to be desired.

No, it does not.

It is a wonderful world fill of variety, choice and diversity

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dabockster 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

> It is a wonderful world fill of variety, choice and diversity

Desktop Linux is a dysfunctional dumpster fire that cyber bullies anyone that even suggests building code to a specific OS.

Remember that Linux is just the kernel, not the whole OS. The fact that a program written for Ubuntu, for example, can even run on another Linux based OS is a happy coincidence and should not be an expectation.

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Seattle3503 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Linux and FF have comparable desktop market share.

	▲	account42 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Moving in very different directions though.