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I'm guessing the "technical" people are software engineers or designers. Windows is still very much in use at large enterprises which means you have a lot of te

I'm guessing the "technical" people are software engineers or designers. Windows is still very much in use at large enterprises which means you have a lot of technical people supporting businesses that use it and I don't see that changing soon. Show me a good alternative to AD, group policy etc. that allows the granular control on the back end like Windows does. I wouldn't look forward to training anyone to use Linux or Apple products that's not familiar with them already. Additionally, I still can't get my camera or mic to work on Ubuntu on my Dell XPS 9700, tried Mint as well and the wifi doesn't work on it. Linux needs to address its multiple driver inconsistencies (or Dell does) before it'll ever become the norm in a business environment. The only other 2 viable computer manufacturers for businesses are really Lenovo and HP which have problems too.

version_five 5y ago
I have linux (ubuntu) running on a couple of Dells (XPS and Latitude) and have not had any trouble. And I also have a Lenovo Thinkpad that it works fine on. The Lenovo and one of the Dells specifically claimed to support Ubuntu. As long as you check that, I think you should be able to get a successful setup. (Granted, there may always be some advanced thing you're doing that isn't supported. But I had a windows machine - Thinkpad- for work a few years ago, and IT had disabled sleep when it was closed, so I'd carry it in my backpack and would find it red hot because it was still running full blast in there. When I asked IT, they said they had disabled sleep because it crashes the computers. All that to say, windows has its quirks too)
dafzor 5y ago
The sad part is that even when the vendor certifies their product for linux it's still not a sure thing. Have a Lenovo Thinkpad P1 gen2 + Thinkdock thunderbolt 3 dock for Workstations at work that's certified for ubuntu. Windows gives the ocasional issue with dock connected monitors blinking, but on linux one monitor wont work at all and dock USB seams to not work properly half the time. Thunderbolt 3 are just unreliable, but still work better in windows then linux. Not that I blame linux for it but I need to get work done so I'm still sticking with windows+wsl2.

version_five 5y ago

I have linux (ubuntu) running on a couple of Dells (XPS and Latitude) and have not had any trouble. And I also have a Lenovo Thinkpad that it works fine on. The Lenovo and one of the Dells specifically claimed to support Ubuntu. As long as you check that, I think you should be able to get a successful setup. (Granted, there may always be some advanced thing you're doing that isn't supported. But I had a windows machine - Thinkpad- for work a few years ago, and IT had disabled sleep when it was closed, so I'd carry it in my backpack and would find it red hot because it was still running full blast in there. When I asked IT, they said they had disabled sleep because it crashes the computers. All that to say, windows has its quirks too)

dafzor 5y ago

The sad part is that even when the vendor certifies their product for linux it's still not a sure thing. Have a Lenovo Thinkpad P1 gen2 + Thinkdock thunderbolt 3 dock for Workstations at work that's certified for ubuntu. Windows gives the ocasional issue with dock connected monitors blinking, but on linux one monitor wont work at all and dock USB seams to not work properly half the time. Thunderbolt 3 are just unreliable, but still work better in windows then linux. Not that I blame linux for it but I need to get work done so I'm still sticking with windows+wsl2.