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"Linux Desktop: A Collective Delusion" - an unhinged rant
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this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2023
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I like how the majority of the list is "stuff that doesn't exists on Linux can't be properly used on Linux". Yeah, no fucking shit, Sherlock.
I also like how it's supposed to be about the "average user" and then lists a ton of stuff that's only used in niche applications when put in relation to the entire desktop market.
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A good amount of old games won't run properly on Windows anymore, either.
I can't see any of the downvotes that DerisionConsulting mentioned, possibly because I'm on kbin, but I can absolutely understand why people would downvote this completely braindead article that doesn't mention a lot of the actual issues (i.e. hardware compatibility on laptops, friction from the slow transition from X to Wayland, inconsistent user interfaces, updates breaking stuff on some distros, ...).
I'd dare to say that older Windows games would run better on Linux than on Windows 11.
It's so true though. I found an old game on my mom's old PC from years ago. It doesn't even exist on the market anymore. I started it up with Wine and it ran perfectly. My brother tried it on his Windows 11 laptop and it wouldn't run. Weird how that works, haha!
That's my personal experience, as well.