• rarsamx@lemmy.ca
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    8 hours ago

    Tell me you haven’t used a Linux desktop recently without telling me.

    “I remember”. Using that phrase tells me it wasn’t recently enough. And “using it inside windows” tells me you tried to fit a round peg into a square hole or that you don’t know what you are talking about.

    You may be a MAC fan and that’s OK if that works for you, but I haven’t needed to use anything else but Linux since 2004 (initially there were always pickups, though) and I’ve been runing it without issues since probably 2010.

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      7 hours ago

      They said that Linux is really good, and they are not wrong that for the regular person, who struggles with even the most basic IT shit, there still isn’t a full “finished” option for them, really. Power users and more savvy people grow the technology but it’s the masses who fund it and the masses need something reliable or at least a close enough friend who can help them.

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        6 hours ago

        Again. Have you used Fedora, Mint, Ubuntu?

        Regular people get help with basic stuff in windows All the time. That’s why there is a Geek Squad in best buy. That’s probably the only thing missing for the non technical Linux users.

        If people are paying someone to “install” their printer, why would it be different with Linux.

        In fact, in Linux they’d need less tech support as many windows users calls are for slowness, virus and obsolescence.

        Let’s not compare usability using different standards