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[–] 162 points 1 year ago (5 children)

the switch to linux felt like getting out of an abusive relationship

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  • [–] 67 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Linux is not a perfect rose-colored relationship but it's a mature one.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    It does, like any good relationship, need some work. I have been using Mint as my main driver for the last couple of months, and even being a beginner friendly Linux it still needed some time to learn and google around. Now that it's set up i haven't run into anything for a long while.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    I still run Windows on a rarely-used old laptop. Every time I use it, it reminds me how much that's true.

    • Forcing you to reboot to install updates, sometimes interrupting a download or something just because it knows best
    • Ads creeping in all over the place
    • More and more "features" you don't want and never asked for
    • AI being shoved in your face
    • Surveillance everywhere
    • Constantly trying to push you to use "Edge" instead of your chosen browser
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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It is sad to see Windows get torn apart by Microsoft.

    You don't have to like it but most people know how to use it

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    No, they don't, never have, and never will.

    I would be surprised if 'most people' nowadays even knew what the 'Internet icon' does, since it's not a logo of Facebook/Instagram/TikTok...

    Even before phones, people could open a browser and perhaps browse pictures.

    The Office Suite is next level, attained by relatively very few.

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