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I'm not really sure after reading through the front page why it's different from Ubuntu, it mentions flatpaks so that's one aspect.

But there's no breakdown of what other major things are different, or why to pick it over Ubuntu or [other popular distro].

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The key differences are: Windows 11-like UI via GNOME extensions, Flatpak-first approach instead of Snap, removal of Ubuntu telemetry, and pre-configured extensions that would otherwise require manual setup.

Or mint, which is a much more popular Ubuntu derivative which uses flatpaks

It is emphatic about no telemetry, so I wondered if that was in contrast to Ubuntu (been forever since I've used Ubuntu so I don't know, unless package repository interaction counts as telemetry). But it might just mean that in contrast to Windows or even just a general sense that distinguishes it even from apps which for many are one of the bigger sources of telemetry concerns.

Yeah I saw that too, but since it doesn't say how Ubuntu compares I assumed it was just a random fact they picked to put there.

For comparison the Bazzite website is fantastic for making me interested in it because it explains a lot about what it does to make my life easier!

It's good to have facts about things, but explaining how something helps the user is important too, the open source community definitely benefits from having marketing-style info IMO.

It wants to specifically target Windows 11 users, which is strange because Windows 11 itself isn't done with targeting its own users yet.

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