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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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Gasp0de ◴[] No.35324675[source]
I've been using Arch Linux for the past 6 years and I have rarely had anything break. In between I had to use Ubuntu for 6 months due to some software that would only run on Ubuntu, which I found horrible. Arch Linux might be difficult to set up for someone new to Linux but once it's installed I found it a breeze to use. There are distributions based on Arch that are easier to install, e.g. Manjaro.
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1. Last5Digits ◴[] No.35324758[source]
This has been my experience as well. The simpler you keep your Linux install, the less likely it'll be that something breaks - and if something does break, then you'll have a much easier time finding the culprit.