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[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

While I did switch to Linux because Windows 3.11 (or more specifically MS Word) sucked, I never found the need to go back, even back then. So there's that.

[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Plot twist Windows has always been bad.

[-] s_s@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Windows has always been good at making the non-experienced feel comfortable and taking advantage of them.

[-] Swarfega@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I disagree. In a business environment it is actually really good, or at least was pre-Azure. I dislike that they are trying to push people to Azure instead of on-prem.

For home use it's been pretty poor since Windows 8 and seems to be turning to shit since Windows 11.

Windows 11 did one good for me though. It's been enough to push me to properly give Linux a try again. Proton has been a major step forward as gaming has been the main reason I never stuck. I'm currently spending more time in Arch (btw) than Windows.

[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Microsoft has always been good at catering to businesses and hooking them on windows+office+etc.

But there has always been better alternatives around, OS/2 was so much better than windows 3.x, and WordPerfect was better than word. I'm sure there are countless other examples.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

It has always been

[-] ordellrb@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

yes, but now it gets more obvious to more people

[-] kholby@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Aren't we, though?

[-] suction@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I use Linux because Docker doesn't run natively on Macs.

I don't give a shit about our relation because I have a life.

[-] Presi300@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

It's available in homebrew though

[-] suction@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
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[-] u_die_for_elmer@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Great to see the hipsters who switched before it was cool still need help fixing their permissions. Gives hope to the folks, like me, who just want to learn about computers but came to Linux after it was mainstream. Like an idiot.

[-] vinyl@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I use windows cause I play on vrchat a lot

[-] Presi300@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I use linux because both, we are not the same

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