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Why don't more people use Linux? - DHH
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Because Linux breaks randomly, in many cases without user interaction. New driver update - external monitor stops working, games break, etc. Official desktop widgets - tend to break without any reason. Apps don't follow desktop theme.
I'm a software engineer and I work a lot and I want to spend my free time using OS, not fixing it. After my recent issues with graphic drivers I decided to buy a Windows PC just for gaming. I will stick with Linux for my home server and work.
Interesting, I have a complete reverse of this story with windows. It kept breaking randomly until I had enough of it's shit.
Same for me. Additionally it's just super slow
For gaming, I honestly agree. Things are better with Lutris but running programs in their native OS is always going to be a better experience. Still, I think it's very cool that you can run any of that in Linux. Valve is making some awesome progress with that...