Windows doesn't "just work"
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Using Windows since Windows XP was sired. Using Linux for longer than that, mostly Linux servers, but have tons of years of Linux Desktop experience under my belt, with probably half of all Linux distributions on DistroWatch.com.
Conclusion:
Linux server rocks.
Windows Desktop sux in many ways, but it just works and I personally have no issues with it.
Linux Desktop is the worst hell possible. Barely ever works. It is literal hell and I hate it.Whenever I try to get into Linux Desktop, I have to meditate and drink a de-stressing tea beforehand, or else I cannot guarantee the laptop's or PC's screen's safety, when dealing with Linux Desktop.
For anyone attempting to comment: note, that there is a huge difference between headless server Linux usage and Linux Desktop/GUI usage. I'm only talking about Linux GUI. Linux headless is fine and works great!
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How to install the app on Linux.
You search for it. Highly likely it is not available or barely functional.
IF it works, it's only packaged for Ubuntu, Debian and Arch. If you use Nix or something even more niche, good luck with proprietary software or sometimes even openly available open source software.
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They don't know how it works, but they roughly kind of know how to operate it. And they mistake their years of experience for the intuitivness.
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The problem is, that most people would then not update, get issues, land in a thread like this, make propaganda against Windows, since something doesn't work or is insecure, when in fact the problem is in front of the screen, who always denied the update, that fixes those issues... That is why upgrades are rightfully enforced. At some point, you gotta upgrade or stop using the system.
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Have a different experience. Usually, Linux does not even boot, due to driver issues, in the first place. So, the first installation process usually easily takes 5 to 10 hours, straight. And this is only for common popular distributions, not to mention lesser known and lesser supported ones. (Talking about Linux GUI based installations, only.)
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It's a WIMP system. They all work the same way. Worst case you have to click around a bit.
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I think you were being biased.
- You heard the name of the software
- You search on Google, which takes you to their official website
- You click on the download button and download it
- Double click on the file and follow the on-screen guide to finished the installation
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Curious what Bluetooth chip you have as this was my experience and the several devices and a couple different windows machines
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It literally doesn't run dynamically linked executables without elf hacks
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I almost never had Linux not boot after a fresh install, even with nVidia hardware. It happened a few times like 10 years ago and never again. What hardware are you running?
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Happened to me all the time, when, for example, setting up very generic and common laptops for family & friends. It never worked out of the box. Every single time, I had to give special treatment. Research extra drivers, etc... Hard to do in some locations, when they do not have a second system to do all the work from.
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Laptops have historically been a little iffy yeah. Personally I haven't had many issues except for Nvidia optimus, but since most of them are non standard and proprietary it used to be kind of a pain.
Now though it's much better, at least on newer hardware, even my newest laptop with hybrid graphics just worked out of the box.
