I need to vent about Windows. I want workplaces to use Linux.
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My company has multiple options for computers. You can choose the windows laptop. The bigger windows laptop. The other windows laptop. Or if you are a graphic designer, that one MacBook option.
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because it takes a like 3 or 4 minutes to boot
What kind of PC is this? Does it have an SSD?
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What is AOVPN?
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Token Linux hater of the thread. Have a cookie for fulfilling this important role of reminding us that Linux is the only OS family that ever needs troubleshooting
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What kind of PC is this? Does it have an SSD?
If it’s anything like my company a “New” desktop is the managers old desktop.
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I unplugged my company issued Windows 11 Dell laptop from its charger yesterday so that I could go ask a manager a question in their office, and the entire computer just shut the fuck off despite having full charge. I'm so glad I moved all my personal stuff to Linux.
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Also Windows has a button similar to “don’t update this week” or similar.
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I'm not a "Linux hater". I love Linux. I'm just being honest. Normies aren't going to be able to use Linux until Linux developers and community decide it shouldn't only be usable by developers.
reminding us that Linux is the only OS family that ever needs troubleshooting
No one said that, you literally just made it up.
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what makes their office software so much better than, say, libreoffice? i don't work an office job, and haven't had the misfortune of running windows since i dropped windows 7, but when i did switch, the programs seemed basically the same. office software seemed like a solved problem by then. what new features has microsoft added and convinced people they need that foss options don't have?
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When basic tasks like changing the scaling, setting a default power profile, or a default audio device, or just installing software doesn't require use of the terminal, call me back.
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One place I worked at just gave people Linux computers without telling them and disabled the boot image. The job was mostly online Salesforce, so Chrome got them through everything. Imaging was a breeze. We even made it kinda look like windows. No one really commented on it.
Linux works when people stop thinking of it as "Linux". Its "Android" or "Steam OS" or "My smart TV" etc.... All you need to do is rename it and suddenly they are ok with it.
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Okay, give me a number and I'll call you now.
You can do all that with KDE without using the terminal.
But, I won't talk about software because even distributions have their own way to install them without terminal and there is flatpak from a corporate perspective you dont want users to install software on their own.
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Come work at Meta, we have Fedora Linux laptops
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funny how with sooooo many updates, Windows are still very vulnerable. You buy a Windows PC, you better equip Antivirus software too; it is like bread and butter. On Linux and also Mac, you never need to worry about these things.
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No thanks
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Okay mr "I love Linux but clearly have not used it in 15 years"
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Good question. I wish I had a better answer than what I'm about to say.
It just is.
I'm a diehard anti-Windows, Linux-lovin', FOSS crusader myself, but if Microsoft released a copy of MS Office for Linux (as a one-time-purchase), I would buy it today.
For most tasks, you're right, there's not much you can't do in LibreOffice. But the interface is clunkier. Excel makes it easier to make good-looking spreadsheets. And as much as it hurts me to say, looks matter when dealing with nontechnical folks.
Plus there are some things that are just more intuitive in Excel, like certain kinds of charts and graphs. There are some advanced features of Excel that don't even exist in LibreOffice. Like chart styles and certain team collaboration features.
Compatibility is... okay... For the most part, but having it all guaranteed by a bunch of paid devs would be really nice.
There is a more detailed list here
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Why would someone work on hacking Linux when it's 2% of the market share?
Also, this is just false....
On Linux and also Mac, you never need to worry about these things.
