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Just take a look at the top post in this thread. You haven't seen any of those problems, good for you. But the fact is that a lot of people do see them, which

Just take a look at the top post in this thread. You haven't seen any of those problems, good for you. But the fact is that a lot of people do see them, which is the reason people give out for Linux being hard to use. I mean, Ubuntu is supposed to represent Linux for the average user, and look at the state of Unity, Gnome2/3 divide, Pulseaudio or Alsa? So on and so fourth... I used to be one of those guys who made faces at OS X being all expensive and why would I use that when I can get the same thing to work with Linux. But the fact of the matter is, it does make a difference. A LOT of difference. I can still drop into Linux. I don't regret moving away from it one bit.

taeric 13y ago
I ended with "different strokes" to mean that I am explicitly not discrediting those that have issues. Just saying that there is also a population that doesn't have them. I don't know how large we are, but I do like seeing us represented a bit more. Especially when the other viewpoints are a lot more polarized. For the problems, it sounds like I've been ok by avoiding nVidia for these years. I did the upgrade over the weekend and it went smoothly. I'm even finding a few things to like about it. (For the most part, I wouldn't even notice I have upgraded.) Contrast that with my trying to use the work issued Macbook. I pretty much hate it. Has a nice screen, though. I could probably get to like the touchpad. My wife's Windows computer is similar in my not liking it. Even she has complained about some of the UI choices, lately. Though, she can get what she wants done and doesn't necessarily see a reason to change.