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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 39 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Bazzite is not growing because it's immutable.

[–] Thrickles@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 hours ago
[–] j0rge@lemmy.ml 3 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Bazzite's growth is not because it is immutable, Bazzite's growth is because it offers gamers a straightforward onboarding process.

[–] marcie@lemmy.ml 4 points 12 hours ago

👑 the goat is here

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 points 11 hours ago

The upward trend is not because Bazzite is immutable.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 11 hours ago

But "being immutable" is not why Bazzite is growing.