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290 points XzetaU8 | 1 comments | 23 Jul 25 09:33 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jksflkjl3jk3 ◴[23 Jul 25 12:43 UTC] No.44658589[source]▶
I can never understand how anyone with an interest in tech hasn't switched to Linux for their personal desktop/laptop at some point in the last 20+ years.

Why would you want to use a closed source OS controlled by a corporation with a past as checkered as Microsoft's?

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shevis ◴[23 Jul 25 12:46 UTC] No.44658612[source]▶
Gaming. Linux gaming has come a long way (especially thanks to the steam deck) but the vast majority of games are still only released on Windows.
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__rito__ ◴[23 Jul 25 13:39 UTC] No.44659139[source]▶
What stops you from dual-booting?

You use Windows for games, and only games. For everything else, you use Linux.

This is a practical setup.

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1. thmsths ◴[23 Jul 25 16:59 UTC] No.44661405[source]▶
I will bite. I have this exact setup. And indeed at the very beginning I would mostly use Linux, then I started playing more games on Windows. And that's when the convenience factor makes windows win. Having to reboot to use linux after a gaming session is annoying when I can just open another app in windows and achieve the same result (and don't forget I would have to reboot yet again when it's time to resume play).