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by ricardolopes 3824 days ago
Just by skimming the article:

> Serious bugs which impede normal workflow can take years to be resolved. A lot of crucial hardware (e.g. GPUs, Wi-Fi cards) isn't properly supported.

> Both Linux 4.1.9/4.1.10, which are considered "stable" (moreover this kernel series is also LTS(!)), crash under any network load.

> Under Linux many devices and devices features are still poorly supported or not supported at all. Some hardware (e.g. Broadcom Wi-Fi adapters) cannot be used unless you already have a working Internet connection.

> you are constantly bombarded with changes you don't expect or don't want.

> Another show-stopping problem for LTS distros is that LTS kernels often do not support new hardware.

> Neither Adobe Flash, nor Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome use video decoding and output acceleration in Linux, thus youtube clips will drain your laptop battery a lot faster than e.g. in Windows. Adobe says they are fed up with video decoding acceleration bugs under Linux and refuse to re-add support for this feature

> Keyboard shortcuts handling for people using local keyboard layouts is broken

> Keyboard handling in X.org is broken by design - when you have a pop up or an open menu, global keyboard shortcuts/keybindings don't (GTK) work (QT).

> Too many things in Linux require manual configuration using text files: (...) USB 3G/LTE modems, (...) to name a few.