• BitingChaos@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Uh, most apps are still for Windows. That’s why so many people use it.

    If you tell someone to use an alternative OS, but then they are left on their own to run alternative versions of apps that don’t work the same, forced to give up features they are use to, or run dozens of different programs through Wine or Proton or emulation or virtualization or whatever, JUST BECAUSE “Microsoft bad”, they’re going to laugh at you and go right back to Windows.

    It’s taken Linux 30(?) years to make it to 4%, and a lot of that is recent because of games. It’s still a niche platform.

    • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de
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      7 months ago

      Maybe. But this does not change the fact that managing Windows is so much pain even if some of clients I manage computers for have Windows because of the software like Adobe, I think every day how good it would be to get rid of it.

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      7 months ago

      Create an ‘average user’ friendly OS. Similar to ElementaryOS but more easier.

      The GUI is elegant and its easy to download apps(applications).

      For medium to heavy users, have a developer or advance mode.

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        7 months ago

        PopOS, Mint, Ubuntu. All have that mission.

        Honestly I’m at a bit of a loss what people think needs to become simpler.

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          7 months ago

          The people hating on it are either shills or people that tried linux 10 years ago and it wouldn’t run their game so they’ll talk shit. I’ve been over a year now full time linux and it plays all the games I have and have gotten. I’m really impressed with how much better it’s gotten over the past few years.

          I run pop os with AMD hardware on wayland.