Comment on Windows Updated and is Pushing More Stuff
xoagray@pawb.social 10 months ago
The thing that really rubs me the wrong way about all this is we pay for Windows, I have 3 licenses for Windows 11 and it’s gotten so annoying that I don’t even use them anymore. I’ve been a Linux user for quite a while already and between Microsoft’s doing more and more data collection, and more ads, I just walked away from it a couple years ago. Fortunately, I was in a position where I could do so. I feel bad for folks that must use Windows for this or that and can’t escape it.
eee@lemm.ee 10 months ago
You just have to pick your poison. Windows is easy to use. I don’t want a walled garden ios machine, nor do I want to spend 2 hours on a forum trying to troubleshoot every little thing on Linux.
Kethal@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I have used both Windows and Linux extensively, and although Linux used to be a serious amount of nonsense to get stuff to work, it’s not like that any more. I spend similar amounts of time troubleshooting shooting on each. Help for Linux sometimes is better. If you end up on the Microsoft answers forum, good luck to you, because it means the real answer is buried somewhere on the Internet, if it’s there at all.
jungekatz@lib.lgbt 10 months ago
Agree , ubuntu, mint and popos are just works distros with max number of apps available , flatpak ( tho controversial in the linux community) has also given good option for just works distros to be user friendly ! My non technical family members have been using linux for years now without any issues !
SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 10 months ago
That’s not really how Linux is now. At least not Ubuntu varieties
v81@lemmy.world 10 months ago
If I had a dollar for everytime someone said Linux isn’t bad now is be living on Mars.
What you’re really saying is your needs are simple and you’ve managed to get what you need.
This does not translate to everyone as others might have more complex needs than you.
TrackIR is still a nightmare on Linux, and searching for help with that reveals about 10 situations where no one got a good result and one person who seemingly got lucky.
Another issue is MS Office. Formatting and macros get broken by FOSS alternatives so don’t even go there.
There are at least a dozen more issues (NVIDIA, difficult hardware etc …).
Suffice to say everytime someone pops up saying it works now just starts looking silly.
Until we get native support and better documentation and testing Linux is still an outlier for anything more than basic productivity or gaming in a bubble.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
maybe I’m naive but I have a hard time believing msoffice macros are a major part of most business’ workflows. any serious application is going to be working in a scripting language from a database. if you’re still dependent on Ms office macros your business needed to retool a decade ago.
I can’t speak to the other ”problems” you detailed, but if the msoffice complaint is any indication, I strongly recommend you find a new company and fast.
SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 10 months ago
Lotta words to say you support windows and fear other oses
Bruno@feddit.de 10 months ago
Exactly this. Tried Linux mint a while but everything was a hastle for me as a new user. Every program I wanted to install had a different method to do so. I ended up not much using the laptop where I installed it on. A pity, I love alternative software.
Holzkohlen@feddit.de 10 months ago
As a Linux user I can tell you that I run into plenty of issues no matter what distro I use. I still prefer it over windows.