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Absolutely false. Desktop Linux is all except great. As they already highlighted in this thread there are plenty of annoyances and it is on the whole a subpar e

Absolutely false. Desktop Linux is all except great. As they already highlighted in this thread there are plenty of annoyances and it is on the whole a subpar experience compared to Windows and Mac OS X. In windows and Mac you can use the same terminal if you want, but you are not forced to use it. There is no way for me to switch to Linux, Mac OS X gives me exactly the experience that I want, without headache. I don't care if people don't use Mac OS X and so I'm pretty annoyed when there are people that try to push others to switch to Linux, like in this article. Enjoy your Linux, but please don't write untrue absolutes like "Desktop Linux is great".

ldp01 10y ago
In what way was I pushing others to switch to Linux? I literally said I do not bother trying to make others switch. I simply gave the reasons I prefer desktop Linux to Windows and yes I believe desktop Linux is "great". In my experience it is certainly not "subpar" compared to Windows, hence why I use it.
- tigershark 10y ago
  Where did I say that you were pushing others to switch to Linux? I clearly said that the article was doing that. You instead stated an absolute truth that Desktop Linux is great, that is simply untrue by all means.
  - ldp01 10y ago
    Well, fair enough then. I plead guilty as charged. Linux is definitely not great.
  - mbrock 10y ago
    It's not untrue. It just depends on what you want and like. My laptop Linux setup is exactly how I want it to be and it's indeed great. If you don't like it, that doesn't affect me at all.
    - tigershark 10y ago
      A great desktop operating system works just out of the box without any ridiculous quirk and doesn't force the user to spend time to find a solution. I might call it broken, but for sure not great.
      - mbrock 10y ago
        Well, it would be nice if there was an operating system that worked as I wanted it to out of the box. But there's no such thing, so I'm okay with "great after initial configuration". My Linux setup, for me, is much greater than any other I've ever used.
Sylos 10y ago
> please don't write untrue absolutes like "Desktop Linux is great". > [Linux] is on the whole a subpar experience compared to Windows and Mac OS X. Well done.
- tigershark 10y ago
  Where is the falseness here?

ldp01 10y ago

In what way was I pushing others to switch to Linux? I literally said I do not bother trying to make others switch. I simply gave the reasons I prefer desktop Linux to Windows and yes I believe desktop Linux is "great". In my experience it is certainly not "subpar" compared to Windows, hence why I use it.

tigershark 10y ago
Where did I say that you were pushing others to switch to Linux? I clearly said that the article was doing that. You instead stated an absolute truth that Desktop Linux is great, that is simply untrue by all means.
- ldp01 10y ago
  Well, fair enough then. I plead guilty as charged. Linux is definitely not great.
- mbrock 10y ago
  It's not untrue. It just depends on what you want and like. My laptop Linux setup is exactly how I want it to be and it's indeed great. If you don't like it, that doesn't affect me at all.
  - tigershark 10y ago
    A great desktop operating system works just out of the box without any ridiculous quirk and doesn't force the user to spend time to find a solution. I might call it broken, but for sure not great.
    - mbrock 10y ago
      Well, it would be nice if there was an operating system that worked as I wanted it to out of the box. But there's no such thing, so I'm okay with "great after initial configuration". My Linux setup, for me, is much greater than any other I've ever used.

Sylos 10y ago

> please don't write untrue absolutes like "Desktop Linux is great". > [Linux] is on the whole a subpar experience compared to Windows and Mac OS X. Well done.

tigershark 10y ago
Where is the falseness here?