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oliwarner ◴[] No.35323842[source]
I left Windows in a hail of Vista bugs, over a decade ago. I've seen it get worse and worse in that time, both in UX rot and anti-consumer "features".

I'm almost impressed with what people willingly put up with.

Not here to eulogize over what I moved to, but I think it's important people consider why they're still using Windows. It's not your friend.

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thunfischtoast ◴[] No.35324612[source]
What's the alternative though?

I don't want to buy the overpriced hardware that comes with Apple.

For Linux, I'd like something that provides some kind of stability without me having to search for obscure shell commands for fixing new issues every 2 weeks, which unfortunately has been my experience with using it on my laptop in the past. Maybe it has gotten better, I'm open for recommendations.

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1. globular-toast ◴[] No.35324717[source]
For laptops you need to do a bit of research to make sure they have good Linux support. There are websites to help with this. You'll also gain an intuition for which manufacturers to avoid.

For the software side, you need to learn it, just like anything else. You've spent years, perhaps the majority of your life, learning Windows. Of course there are going to be things you'll have to learn again. But you'll be better for it. I'd rather learn to use a system that respects me than one that treats me like a commodity.

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2. trelane ◴[] No.35329382[source]
> For laptops you need to do a bit of research to make sure they have good Linux support.

Or, you know, you could buy it preinstalled, with support, form a vendor that actually supports Linux on the hardware.