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The open-source nature of Linux is also very appealing.' 'The city of Vicenza in Italy predicted to extend the life of their computers by between 30 to 40 per cent. We have the Lite edition which is designed to work on computers 15 years old. The lifespan of their computers is also a lot longer. And governments, especially in Europe, prefer to work with a local European vendor. 'We've spoken to a lot of businesses and they also find the vendor lock-in into the Microsoft or Apple ecosystem quite concerning. What is the pitch to business customers? Is it just a matter of saving on licence fees? 'That's only a small part of what makes Linux appealing,' said Zorin.

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He instances some smarts built into Zorin OS such as that trying to install a Windows application will not only give the option to install Wine (which enables some Windows applications to run on Linux) but also prompt, for some well-known apps, that it may be better to install a Linux equivalent.ДЄnother example of the system trying to be helpful is that while LibreOffice is pre-installed, there is also a plug for OnlyOffice, another open-source product which unlike LibreOffice is based on Microsoft's XML document formats вЂ“ perhaps an admission of defeat in the document format wars, but which can be better for compatibility.

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'In our case we're trying to focus on not just enthusiasts, but also new users, less technically inclined users, and making it a cohesive, well-designed experience that will be easier to use.'

What is the key difference? 'Mint is more aimed towards enthusiast users,' says Zorin. It seems a similar philosophy to Linux Mint, also based on Ubuntu LTS editions. There are also smaller improvements across the system, a more refined desktop look and theme.' There are also some backports to Ubuntu 20.04, like GNOME Shell 3.38, 'which has lots of performance improvements, security improvements,' he added.Д¬hoosing a layout is simple using the Appearance app 'It works a lot faster than Zorin OS 15, there are touchpad gestures that weren't available before, as standard.

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What is really new, though, given that users of Zorin 15 could also install these free and open-source applications? 'We've had a lot of quality of life improvements across the system,' said the co-founder.

Zorin also points to Xournal++ for notes and Barrier for multi-device support, Barrier being an application that allows mouse, keyboard, and clipboard sharing between different devices and operating systems. We installed the release candidate and found applications including Blender, FreeCAD, GIMP and Inkscape for graphics, Evolution for email, LibreOffice for productivity, and Ardour, Audacity, OBS Studio, VLC and HandBrake for multimedia. What is actually new in Zorin 16? In the publicity, Zorin points to its premium desktop layouts, including the new Windows 11-ish flavour, as well as new and updated applications out of the box. Zorin OS does its best to imitate Windows 11

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