> Still true I think it’s more true today. Ubuntu-like distros in 2012 had a few issues with GPU drivers and peripherals and lack of configuration. Today, it’s

> Still true I think it’s more true today. Ubuntu-like distros in 2012 had a few issues with GPU drivers and peripherals and lack of configuration. Today, it’s more polished and works extremely reliably in my experience, especially for desktop. In the meantime, Microsoft has added (a) literal ads but mostly (b) an insane amount of dark patterns (c) pushing people onto accounts and services for upsells and (d) new control panel-like config while keeping the old ones around. Not that it ever was great, but the user experience has deteriorated a lot. Today, you have to be a power user of windows to not have an absolute shit time.