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Will these issues with Linux ever be overcome? I want to switch but I just don't feel confident yet, and I wonder how long the "yet" will remain.

michaelsshaw 9mo ago
It isn't an issue with Linux, it's an issue with the companies that make proprietary software and devices with only windows support. A better world is possible, but you need to accept the fight isn't easy. Switch today.
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TheCleric 9mo ago
Here’s a simple decision tree: Do you run any exotic hardware? Do you run MS Office regularly? Do you run any highly specialized software? If the answer is no to all those then Linux is worth a shot.
throw-qqqqq 9mo ago
> Will these issues with Linux ever be overcome? As a Linux user forced to run Windows at work, I only see issues with Windows ;) > I want to switch but I just don't feel confident Live distros make it very easy to dip your toes and try, without committing to anything. IMO Linux has much better UI options because there are so many choices and freedom. You can likely find something that looks/works EXACTLY like you’ve always dreamed of - but maybe you have to try a few options to find it.
NamlchakKhandro 9mo ago
> Will these issues with "the other side of the road" ever be overcome? > I want to switch but I just don't feel confident yet, and I wonder how long the "yet" will remain. For people like you who think like this. FOREVER You'll always dream up some reason why this side of the road, is just better.
everdrive 9mo ago
>Will these issues with Linux ever be overcome? I'd ask you the inverse question: If Linux never got any better than it is currently, what would it take to push you away from Windows? I don't mean this as a challenge, I'm genuinely curious.
- qwerpy 9mo ago
  Not OP but I have a couple of red lines that if crossed, I would move to Linux: things stop “just working”, and ads/nags/notifications/behaviors that I don’t want cannot be disabled. Things are very occasionally annoying right now when a new update enables some new idiotic thing but 99.9% of the time things just work.

michaelsshaw 9mo ago

It isn't an issue with Linux, it's an issue with the companies that make proprietary software and devices with only windows support. A better world is possible, but you need to accept the fight isn't easy. Switch today.

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TheCleric 9mo ago

Here’s a simple decision tree: Do you run any exotic hardware? Do you run MS Office regularly? Do you run any highly specialized software? If the answer is no to all those then Linux is worth a shot.

throw-qqqqq 9mo ago

> Will these issues with Linux ever be overcome? As a Linux user forced to run Windows at work, I only see issues with Windows ;) > I want to switch but I just don't feel confident Live distros make it very easy to dip your toes and try, without committing to anything. IMO Linux has much better UI options because there are so many choices and freedom. You can likely find something that looks/works EXACTLY like you’ve always dreamed of - but maybe you have to try a few options to find it.

NamlchakKhandro 9mo ago

> Will these issues with "the other side of the road" ever be overcome? > I want to switch but I just don't feel confident yet, and I wonder how long the "yet" will remain. For people like you who think like this. FOREVER You'll always dream up some reason why this side of the road, is just better.

everdrive 9mo ago

>Will these issues with Linux ever be overcome? I'd ask you the inverse question: If Linux never got any better than it is currently, what would it take to push you away from Windows? I don't mean this as a challenge, I'm genuinely curious.

qwerpy 9mo ago
Not OP but I have a couple of red lines that if crossed, I would move to Linux: things stop “just working”, and ads/nags/notifications/behaviors that I don’t want cannot be disabled. Things are very occasionally annoying right now when a new update enables some new idiotic thing but 99.9% of the time things just work.