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blindriver ◴[] No.44658043[source]
This is why I’m not moving off Windows 10. I’d rather move to MacOS than Windows 11 and if they force me I’ll do it.
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deadbabe ◴[] No.44658051[source]
Why not Linux?
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ubermonkey ◴[] No.44658087[source]
I'm not who you asked, but the reason I migrated to Macs years ago, and the reason I stay, is that I don't want my computer to be a maintenance hobby unto itself. I need to do actual work.

I also enjoy the polish Apple provides in other ways -- the platform features you get if you're on a Mac, use an iPhone, have a Watch, etc, are all pretty great. Cobbling together something like that on my own under Linux probably isn't possible.

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Moomoomoo309 ◴[] No.44658153[source]
Linux isn't a maintenance hobby unto itself if you don't make it one. After the initial migration struggles (which you'll get on MacOS too), if you choose a boring distro like Debian, the maintenance burden is similar to Windows. Lots of Linux users love customizing the crap out of their stuff, so it becomes one, but it isn't inherently like that if you keep your configuration somewhat close to stock on whatever distro you use. (I've also heard good things about immutable distros for that, since if something doesn't work, you can just rollback and it will work again)
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65 ◴[] No.44659171{3}[source]
Are you seriously suggesting someone new to Linux use Debian, one of the most annoying distros to set up for desktop use?

I used Linux Mint for about a year and gave up because everything was constantly breaking and the software was a direct downgrade from MacOS in terms of usability and prevalence. Oh, and new hardware usually doesn't even work on Linux.

Linux is like Communism, sounds great in theory but in reality it doesn't work.

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poulpy123 ◴[] No.44659703{4}[source]
> Linux is like Communism, sounds great in theory but in reality it doesn't work.

Man I'm using windows and defending it's usage in this very thread but that's totally stupid

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65 ◴[] No.44660553{5}[source]
Care to explain why you think this analogy is stupid?
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1. sdoering ◴[] No.44661443{6}[source]
Let me quote the guidelines:

> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously

> Don't be curmudgeonly. Thoughtful criticism is fine, but please don't be rigidly or generically negative.

> Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.

> Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes.

Well - I think this should start to cover it.