I had a PC I lost to Linux because of AMD graphics update, couldn't recover it. I couldn't even go back to a snapshot because I had no GUI when trying to boot. I went back to all Windows after that.
That likely was easily taken care of if you knew how. You can't know what you don't know. Linux requires at least a little more involvement from the user even though it may only be needed like 2% of the time you use it. That 2% can be important.I had a PC I lost to Linux because of AMD graphics update, couldn't recover it. I couldn't even go back to a snapshot because I had no GUI when trying to boot. I went back to all Windows after that.
Windows have switched from product to service model. You no longer buy it, you use it, as is. It’s like renting a semi-furnished house that you are not allowed to decorate.Oh God. Windows 10 had that terrible feature that forced you to do updates whether you wanted them or not. Did they ever fix that? Updates on Ubuntu are so much more controlled and easy.
With Windows, you don't have those 2%. When something goes wrong, your only option is to reinstall. With Mac, you buy a new computer.That likely was easily taken care of if you knew how. You can't know what you don't know. Linux requires at least a little more involvement from the user even though it may only be needed like 2% of the time you use it. That 2% can be important.
Hey guys and gals, what is your preferred operating system at home?
Comments and stories how you have ended up in your current operating system are warmly welcomed.
My main operating system is Homo Saipan neural wetware. It's still an alpha version, full of serious bugs but capable of great things.
I bet my son could have recovered it. It's what he does...I had a PC I lost to Linux because of AMD graphics update, couldn't recover it. I couldn't even go back to a snapshot because I had no GUI when trying to boot. I went back to all Windows after that.
LOL. Ah, the dumbing down of America. How many people had to do those forced updates and then their computer no longer worked?Windows is installed on 75% of all desktop & laptop computers globally (Linux is deployed to just over 2% of desktops). How many of those Windows users have any understanding (or desire to understand) the need a particular update? How many of those users would prefer Microsoft to update their system automatically and not have worry about it?
There are some people who prefer to sevice their car themselves, which is great, but do these people go around complaining about the other 98% of drivers who take their car to a garage and pay a professional to do it for them?
In my experience, the biggest difference between Windows and Linux users is that the later are generally self selected. Self selection introduces bias and this is often very much evident in these Windows vs Linux discussions.
LOL. Ah, the dumbing down of America. How many people had to do those forced updates and then their computer no longer worked?
Windows still sucks and is bloatware. Linux works great and I rarely have any issues with it at all. Using it right now as I type.
Who knows? Create a poll about desktop environmentsIs there no love for KDE?
Any plans to upgrade?Windows 7 sp1 on a dedicated pc 2011.
I would gladly run Manjaro KDE as my daily driver if not for the handful of MacOS apps I prefer to use, plus the even smaller handful of Windows apps I occasionally use. The fact is that most, if not all, of the best open source Linux apps are available on Mac And Windows but few (if any) of the 'essential' apps native to macOS or Windows are available on Linux ...Is there no love for KDE?
Is there no love for KDE?