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Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025 (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Microsoft, doing it's part to make the world a better place.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Exactly this. IMO, Linux won’t become widespread until it’s truly easy to use. Despite how they shit on Windows, I could count on one hand how many times I’ve needed to look up an issue I couldn’t solve myself. The same can’t be said for when I tried Ubuntu, which I had more issues with before I could even get it installed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Windows has gotten a lot better at fixing itself, but even back in the day when it didn't, I was confident I could find the solution to any problem in a forum somewhere.

With my attempts at linux, maybe 1 in 5 problems had an answer somewhere, and then it was still another 1 in 5 chance that the solution wold work with my distro.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

and then it was still another 1 in 5 chance that the solution wold work with my distro.

So basically you copy-paste commands and expect them to work like some magic spells? I think I've estimated your level of expertise correctly in another comment.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No but I do fuckdamn expect a certain commonality between how repositories are handled which DOES NOT EXIST in the current ecosystem.

I think I’ve estimated your level of expertise correctly in another comment.

You always underestimated my expertise in each and every one of your comments.

JSYK if you live anywhere in the eastern half of the U.S. it is likely that your packets are going at least partway over a cable I laid with my own hands. You can estimate my expertise any way you want but my employer's satisfaction with my work outweighs some internet rando's opinion of a few hundred words.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

but I do fuckdamn expect a certain commonality between how repositories are handled which DOES NOT EXIST in the current ecosystem.

Well, combining that and

JSYK if you live anywhere in the eastern half of the U.S. it is likely that your packets are going at least partway over a cable I laid with my own hands. You can estimate my expertise any way you want but my employer’s satisfaction with my work outweighs some internet rando’s opinion of a few hundred words.

that, then I agree that Red Hat and things based on it suck, but I don't see what does this have to do with "the current ecosystem", because different distributions handle repositories differently.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

but I don’t see what does this have to do with “the current ecosystem”, because different distributions handle repositories differently.

I'm sure you don't, which is why your shitty ass OS is sitting at 4% desktop adoption rates.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The issue is not with Linux not being easy to use. The issue is politics.
Most of the people use their PC for browsing. Throw Linux Mint or Ubuntu on the machine (that's the hard part for casual users), press firmware install if your wifi is not working (connect Ethernet cable), press update prompt. That's it.
You press on Firefox, you are on the Internet. THATS IT. I installed Mint on many old laptops. If you have problems, it's because you are tinkering around with your system. That's on you. Many casual users only use their browser.

I installed Mint and Ubuntu on many laptops. Elderly people I installed them for, never had any problems, even after me explicitly asking if they had any problems. Press power on, press Firefox, press power off.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Glad it works for you, but I have no interest in an OS which considers anything besides using a web browser “tinkering with my system”.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

You have the ability to do anything with your system. That includes breaking it. That's the cost of freedom.