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Every time I see one of these articles I will, very briefly, get optimistic that people will move to an operating system that isn't terrible, and then realize t
by tombert 21d ago
Every time I see one of these articles I will, very briefly, get optimistic that people will move to an operating system that isn't terrible, and then realize that most people will literally just forget about the bullshit they put up with Windows.
I don't know what kind of reality distortion field Microsoft generates, but for reasons that are still unclear to me, people will literally simply forget every single awful thing Windows does.
People will (correctly) call out the jankiness of desktop Linux, but tacitly imply that Windows doesn't have jankiness. They will forget all the times that Windows Update bricked their computer, or all the time that their "repair" tools were literally just no-ops, or their copy-paste feature not working, or Microsoft literally breaking fucking Notepad, or the "System Restore" tool not actually restoring anything.
Desktop Linux certainly has its issues, I'm not so deluded as to say that it's perfect, but I really feel like its bullshit-level is lower. Oh, and since it supports filesystems that didn't coexist with dinosaurs, the snapshotting actually works.
Instead, I'll be stuck playing tech support for Microsoft's shitty products for my parents until the heat death of the universe.
- layer8 21d agoDon’t project your parents on every Windows user. :)
- tombert 21d agoI'm not. It seems to be something that affects nearly every person who uses Windows by choice. It's actually kind of a testament to Microsoft's marketing that they can continue to release terrible, broken products and people still keep purchasing them.
- carlosjobim 21d agoThe alternative to Windows for the majority of people is MacOS. Throw out or sell your old PC and get a Mac, they can be had for cheap in great condition second hand. Or an iPad with a keyboard, which is best for the elderly or other people who need to just pay bills, read news, and write e-mails. Another reason that users put up with Windows is simply because that's what the computers at their job have. The employer has decided on Windows, and when the Windows/Office users get back home from work they don't even touch a computer.
- tombert 21d agoI agree. I think desktop Linux has improved significantly, and I do think that most people would be fine with one of the more normy-friendly distros like Mint, but I think macOS is a lot more approachable for most people. I set up my mother in law with Mint, and she seems to like it just fine, but honestly if the MacBook Neo had been around when I bought her that laptop I probably would have just done that instead. In a bit of fairness to my dad, he does use most of the features of the Windows version of Excel more than literally anyone I know, including the VBA and the like, so there would be a learning curve going to the Mac version of Office or migrating to OnlyOffice or something. I tried showing him my laptop running Winboat but he was unimpressed. Maybe eventually Valve will figure out how to get full-fat Office working with Proton.