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Because noobs can install Windows in 5 minutes? First you need the drivers, how will you get them if you don't have a CD ROM and ethernet is not working? Some
by simion314 8y ago
Because noobs can install Windows in 5 minutes?
First you need the drivers, how will you get them if you don't have a CD ROM and ethernet is not working?
Sometimes drivers suck, sometimes Realtek sound drivers mess up the Realtk network cards, will your noobs know what happened?
Then you have to install apps like VLC, good luck ending up on the official site and not some random download site
Other issue I personally have with windows as a disabled person is Windows did not allowed me to set custom keyboard shortcuts for the Magnifier app. In the worst case with an open source app I could edit the code and fix it but KDE allows me to set the shortcuts as I need
- jandrese 8y agoThe difference is that you bought the laptop with Windows already installed, so the manufacturer went through all of those headaches for you.
- simion314 8y agoIt is true not all laptops work with Linux. But a noob can't reinstall windows and resetup his apps in 15 minutes either. A fair comparison is to give a setup Linux and a setup Windows and have them install the apps they need like browser, video player, printer etc. If you are a developer(in general not Windows apps only) you have a much better experience installing compilers,servers on Linux.