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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Install Linux already, be done with this windows nonsense

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I agree. But people also need to be ready for some of the Linux bullshit brings. I've switched recently and it's never 100% smooth sailing. But at least no tracking and proprietary bullshit.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 3 points 39 minutes ago

Yeah, this can be an unpopular opinion on Lemmy, because there’s a giant Linux circlejerk. But the unfortunate reality is that changing to Linux does have some major stumbling blocks. The “switching is so easy, just do it” crowd totally glosses over it, but that’s kind of rhetoric doesn’t help long term adoption. Because if some new user has only heard “switching is so easy” and immediately runs into issues, they’ll be more likely to go “well if it’s super easy and I can’t figure it out, I guess it’s just not for me” and abandon things.

There’s also a very vocal (and toxic) part of the Linux community that basically just screams “RTFM” at every newbie question. New users shouldn’t be expected to dig into a 350 page technical document just to learn the basics of their new OS.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This comment is critical of Microsoft because the company name was mentioned in the article.

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