Windows doesn't "just work"
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i almost forget how much it sucks whenever i'm not forced to use it for a while.
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With a Wi-Fi adapter on Desktop?
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Yes, on these distros that i remember: arch, fedora and mint
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The problem with Windows is that it is not build to be parametrised. Anyone a bit tech-savy will be frustrated by the inability to tune it effectively for its need.
The problem with Linux is that it is not tech-normie friendly. Sure it has distribution easy to use and pre-parametrised so anyone with basic computer skill can use it. But people with basic computer skill don't have computers with Linux. Anyone who just want to use a computer has to first learn how to install an OS. -
you have to change the init configurations for every single game you download (even if it’s just for enabling gamemode)
I haven't had to do this for a single game I've played. Am I lucky? What does "gamemode" do? (Am I missing out on something?)
The worst I've had to do to get a game to work was change to "Proton Experimental" in the compat settings for one game that had basically just launched. (I also remember the EA launcher being terrible when I played "It Takes Two" with my partner, but I don't remember what was terrible about it and also remember them having problems on Windows so I don't know if it should count or not, lol). My partner is still using Windows, and we game together a lot, and honestly I think they have games crash far more often than I do. Games take longer to launch for me though - "Processing Vulkan Shaders" takes up to a minute or two if it is the first launch since boot of a larger game. No idea what happens if I skip it, so I don't.
It's honestly been such a breath of fresh air, I am so grateful for the talented people making this shit work so well, especially in the last several years.
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I've had an issue where nvidia drivers stopped working. For half a day while the update was rolling in. Thankfully linux has super easy rollback feature that automagically activates when you force restart using the power button.
Seriously, ever since I went to "shitty, always broken tinkerers toy not a real os for real people" linux, I have not had to use the switch on my psu. Seems it's literally only there for windows.
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That still doesn’t solve 99.9% of my issues, it just tries to solve something I already have a solution for: a KVM.
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The problem with Linux is that it is not tech-normie friendly.
That probably was true 15 years ago. That is absolutely not true now. This misconception stems from the fact that most tech normies have a lot of experience with Windows through job, so people assume Windows is friendly, but in reality they just know how it works.
Learning how to use Linux is dead easy. It's not popular because it's not pre installed, as you said, but it's not because the OS is bad, it's because Linux doesn't have multibillion corporation behind it to make sure its everywhere. -
You should have the end of my comment with more attention. That's not my point you counter here.
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Bluetooth is so bad on Windows. You cannot simply "reconnect" a headset
You have to unpair and pair each time you want to use it.
This was with Intel Bluetooth too which works extremely well, under Linux and Macos.
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For me just works is MacOS, I very rarely have an actual issue unless I am trying to customize something and it won't let me, which isn't an issue, it is the way it is designed.
But I recently started using Fedora XCFE spin, it really feels just as stable as I remember windows being and a lot more flexible than both mac and windows which is the entire point in using it, ethical reasons aside.
Except for compatibility there is no reason I would choose to use Windows for anything really. If I want 100% stable then MacOS is the obvious choice. Otherwise Fedora is running great even tho I had to replace some drivers etc at first, and I am almost at a faster workflow than I had in MacOS after just a few days, so I will probably surpass it soon and make it my daily driver (unless it starts acting up too often, can't afford to spend time troubleshooting).
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I'm not unsatisfied and I very much appreciate the work put into proton, but it's rather lame how common it is to have small problems that require tweaking. Just a few days ago I had to do the gamemode thingy(which slightly improves performance and tends to fix some performance issues) on Elden ring since I was getting small but noticeable stutters when moving about, and that's a verified game.
I don't mind putting in a bit of work to get something specific I want set up, but there's a reason people want things to just work when it comes to their pastimes, and I feel Linux is still a bit far from that.
PS: I have no idea if Bazzite and other gaming distros have this issues, I use a general use one.
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2-4 citations are required for the simplest college essay and you've provide only one. You can look that up, but that would mean the onus of finding the citation for citations would be on you, and you've made it clear how you feel about that.
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Yep. The difference is simply put just ppl are used to the quirks on Windows but not on Linux.
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I'm no great fan of windows, but I have no issues reconnecting to bluetooth things. Kinda the opposite really, my phone and windows keep wanting to compete for who gets to be connected to my headset as soon as I turn it on, I have to make sure to turn off bluetooth when I'm done with it. I think the problem may be on your end in this case.
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Windows is fine for me. I work with it all day long too. But yeah Windows is just another enshitification product.
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It sounds like you might have some network places set up for windows to use but that are no longer reachable (or something along those lines) because that shouldn't be taking so long so you might have things timing out in the background.
Or your internet is slow and it's taking a long time to communicate with one drive or send its screenshots of your document to their creep department.
Or maybe a print driver that no longer exists still has an orphaned entry in the registry and it spends some time trying to locate it.
Or malware has set up hooks for any new window that pops up but the print to pdf dialog is set up in such a way that it churns very inefficiently on that window specifically.
I joke but any one of those might actually be what's going on.
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Are you perchance US american? Because you sound like one. This is lemmy, we're trying to eschew a significant portion of the bad habits on reddit, be better. Also, I did your work for you, y'er welcome.
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You really believe a single Google search is work? Have you ever had to do real work?
I have no problem providing a source for esoteric, difficult to find information, but when someone is literally too lazy to type into Google the precise same thing they're typing into a comment field they can whine until they're blue in the face before I'll do it for them. If you don't like that you should complain to the manager.
I'm sad for you that you waste your time and energy hating Americans. Maybe you need a hobby,.
