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From: Rich <rich@example.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What Window Manager/Desktop Environment do you use, and why?
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The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 05/06/2025 18:11, Nuno Silva wrote:
>>But I suppose widescreen displays make up most
>> of what can be usually purchased these days?
>> 
> The market for LCD panels is overwhelmingly TVs at the top end and smart 
> phones or fondleslabs at the bottom
> 
> Tooling up for something suitable for workstations would be extremely 
> expensive.
> WE live off the droppings from the TV markets table...
> 
> And that tends to be the HD aspect ratio screen

Indeed, and this fact is *also* why the computer LCD world very quickly 
went from 4:3 aspect screens to 16:9 (or if lucky, 16:10) aspect 
screens.

The economies of scale from using LCD panels that are "TV aspect ratio" 
is just too cheap to ignore.