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    Switched to linux before it became mainstream (lemmy.world)
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    [–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

    Plot twist Windows has always been bad.

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

    It has always been

    [–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

    I disagree. In a business environment it is actually really good, or at least was pre-Azure. I dislike that they are trying to push people to Azure instead of on-prem.

    For home use it's been pretty poor since Windows 8 and seems to be turning to shit since Windows 11.

    Windows 11 did one good for me though. It's been enough to push me to properly give Linux a try again. Proton has been a major step forward as gaming has been the main reason I never stuck. I'm currently spending more time in Arch (btw) than Windows.

    [–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

    Microsoft has always been good at catering to businesses and hooking them on windows+office+etc.

    But there has always been better alternatives around, OS/2 was so much better than windows 3.x, and WordPerfect was better than word. I'm sure there are countless other examples.

    [–] s_s@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

    Windows has always been good at making the non-experienced feel comfortable and taking advantage of them.

    [–] ordellrb@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

    yes, but now it gets more obvious to more people

    [–] kholby@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

    Aren't we, though?

    [–] suction@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    I use Linux because Docker doesn't run natively on Macs.

    I don't give a shit about our relation because I have a life.

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    [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

    While I did switch to Linux because Windows 3.11 (or more specifically MS Word) sucked, I never found the need to go back, even back then. So there's that.

    [–] SeattleRain@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

    It's true, but I do I good Linux?

    [–] vinyl@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

    I use windows cause I play on vrchat a lot

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