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by davidgerard 3338 days ago
> But linux wasn't made to be easy to use, to be quick and easy to install, to install other software onto, etc...

You can only say that in comparison to Windows if you haven't tried installing both any time in the past 15 years.
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jmcdiesel 3338 days ago
I have installed both multiple times recently...

Linus is NOT as easy to install software into, its a different process for different distros... if what you want isnt in the repo of your choice you have to add repos (because politics matter in software apparently)... lets not even talk GPU driver issues...

I work on linux and mac, and I play on windows. Im familiar with all 3 environments (including various distros for linux). I'm not ignorant of any of the processes. And while linus is easier for me for the most part (I find OSX to be the simplest "plug and play" OS out there, honestly) - for the average user, its just not...

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davidgerard 3337 days ago
Windows : Not Ready For The Desktop

https://andrewhickey.info/2012/04/07/windows-not-ready-for-t...

Most Windows users never install Windows.

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jmcdiesel 3337 days ago
No, they chose to buy a computer with windows on it...

And an article starts with complaining that its not free (money) and not open source - it makes it very clear the level of bias right off the bat.

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davidgerard 3337 days ago
It's a commentary on presumptions. Did you seriously fail to realise this?
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