What is "This" which you refer to?
The article is really a rather random list of issues that different demographics might or will encounter. Is there any specific issue on there that made you glad you switched?
The article is really a rather random list of issues that different demographics might or will encounter. Is there any specific issue on there that made you glad you switched?
I get it, that was over ten years ago, and maybe things are better, maybe not according to this guy. I’m just tired of this kind of finickiness and would rather focus on hacking on server code.
I once got a macbook from work, and the mechanical stress from carrying it in my backpack broke something internally. Started randomly rebooting. I had to bring it in, b/c Apple would not allow me to swap the broken piece myself. Got it back with everything wiped and all my files gone.
This is why Windows will never work for normal people and will never become popular. This is why Apple won't work for any common use like a backpack and will never become usefull /s
But first: thanks a lot for spending the time to make a patch!
Yet, my point is: sure, that is valid criticism. Stuff should Just Work. But it also is kindof anecdotal and a little random to write off the entire desktop experience of Linux on a piece of unsupported hardware 10 years ago. We all have experienced bad hardware support everywhere, with every OS, with every ecosystem, haven't we? Hell, even one of my thinkpads did weird stuff once.
Common tasks include:
- Zoom/Google Meet meetings including screen sharing
- Playing music on bluetooth headphones
- Watching movies on Youtube/Netflix
- Playing games (with official support for both platforms)
- Using external monitor with different DPI
This is a fair point but I think anyone who has used Linux for any length of time knows it isn't just one issue. It's a whole crowd of them. Windows and Mac have issues too, but far fewer.
I assume that he has experienced more issues than that and that was just the worst one.