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It’s easier to use than Windows
Just give GUI troubleshooting instead of CLI
LOL, good one!
I especially loved the user friendliness of my distro randomly disconnecting my BT mouse and refusing to reconnect. Had to edit grub to get it back to working order.
Or how I changed the lock screen image through settings. Now I can see it - in Settings. Only. Because if I lock my device, I still see the old one.
Or how on Kubuntu, my previous distro, the applications' menu (the one with "File", "View", "Help", etc.) just disappeared from all apps. Spent two days trying to sort it out and ended up switching to Tuxedo OS.
Such an easy to use OS, especially for those who've never done one bit of troubleshooting themselves!
Spoken like someone who hasn’t had to troubleshoot Windows
Here's the problem with sweeping statements on the Internet like the one you just did - you never know who you're talking to.
You have no clue how hilarious your comment reads from the perspective of someone who's worked in IT for the past 20 years. :D
Here's the difference between Linux and Windows TODAY (that's a CRITICAL point) - the average user gets the OS installed, fires it up and just uses it. If there's a problem, a reboot will fix it 99% of the time. For that 1% there's a bajillion different forums where they'll find help.
Now, Linux? You install it, fire it up, and it runs without issues. Or it doesn't! You use an app, and it works - or it doesn't! You start searching for solutions online and find that the issue you've had has been resolved but on a different distro, things look different on yours and you have no clue how to proceed.
Windows is not a perfect OS, but it's as good as it gets (next to MacOS) in terms of "I'm John, this is my first computer, I just learned how to log in and now I want to have some fun". Linux is FAR from that, still.
Empirically, you are getting Windows and Linux mixed up
Also more end user devices are Linux than Windows
Linux is ideal for people who don’t want to spend all day troubleshooting and not getting anywhere. It’s for people who want things to just work without extra effort
Can’t compare to Mac personally
I'm honestly not sure you understand what "empirically" means... But I might be wrong! Please elaborate!
Yes, nowadays especially, when people are trying to "stick it to the US". Which doesn't change the fact that most of these will return to Windows within 6 months, and even with them it's still an insignificant minority compared to the hegemony of Windows and MacOS.
I'm sorry, WHAT?
You have GOT TO be joking right now...
Through my own experiences not just what I’ve read. Constantly being asked to fix “Windows not working” and there never being any fixes found
Google and Valve are US companies so I don’t think people are sticking it to the US when they use their products
Install and forget, the only issue I’ve had that isn’t a 5 minute fix is a broken pipe error on updates that doesn’t interfere with anything.
Have you tried either? Windows is always blue screening, black screening, or having apps freeze
Right. You can't say "empirically [based on my hands-on experience] YOU are getting things mixed up". That's not how reality works.
It's like saying: "I just ate great breakfast, therefore world hunger doesn't exist".
ESPECIALLY with things as fragmented as Linux.
More and more people are getting interested in /e/OS, GrapheneOS, and LineageOS, turning away from Google. Valve is always considered to be "that one good company" so they're in a pretty good spot, but even with that, more people are showing interest in GOG than before.
I'm really glad you had a great experience with Linux, truly. Now go and read my first comment in this thread to see the other side of the fence.
See above.
When was the last time you tried Windows? 20 years ago? 15 years ago? Because "always blue screening" suggests something like that.
Windows 10 and 11 are on par with MacOS in terms of stability, mate.
It’s support for others, how else do I empirically test it?
Hold on... You're saying that you supported other people using Linux, and NEVER encountered ANY issues?
I don't believe you. :)
The most difficult case was someone trapped in VIM