Submitted 12 hours ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/28/windows_opinion/
Opinion: Think that next refresh is going to get better? The first step to freedom is admitting there’s a problem
It’s interesting to see something as mainstream as The Register seriously suggest folks start ditching Windows and their preferred alternative seems to be Linux. Perhaps the year of the Linux Desktop won’t forever be “next year”.
Ok then you linux nerds should put together a drop in replacement distro that grannies can use
Until then you will always be hobbyists
ChromeOS preferred young students to grannies actually. 😌
Like Mint?
Although there are probably some better ones specially for old people.
But Linux is usually pretty easy for old people, as not much needs to be done after setting it up and it just keeps running.
I’m paying Microsoft $9 a month for something and I can’t find out what and can’t cancel it. I’m going to have to nuke my credit card to get it to stop and I don’t even know if that’ll work.
sounds like a forgotten minecraft realms host
According to physiology, a bad habit becomes an addiction when it negatively impacts your life.
It’s already an addiction.
Given the number of windows machines that exist, isn’t it already an addiction?
realcaseyrollins 8 hours ago
It's literally an operating system