> The fact we're still discussing the trackpad, suspend/wake, fonts, networking, and UI - in 2017 - means the problem still isn't solved on Linux. That critici

> The fact we're still discussing the trackpad, suspend/wake, fonts, networking, and UI - in 2017 - means the problem still isn't solved on Linux. That criticism doesn't make much sense to me. Linux is just a kernel and virtually none of those things (except sometimes in the case of the very shiniest new hardware) have any kernel issues. Distros, on the other hand, have different priorities and you should pick accordingly. Don't use something like Arch if these are your main priorities. Pick a stable LTS release of a casual user-centric distro like Fedora or Ubuntu and pick hardware that's well supported, and you won't have any of these issues. It's no different from OSX, where using unsupported hardware also requires constant tinkering and research before updates. I suspect many of these unfortunate user experiences come about because users don't do research and pick something at random. You can't do that with Apple, because you don't get any meaningful choices in the first place, so you can't make the wrong ones.