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the_q@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

So your argument is the hardware is an issue where my argument is Linux is easier to use. My 78 year old mother in law uses Pop everyday and hasn’t had an issue in the 3 years since she switched. Hearing that you’re having issues with nvidia and Logitech is going to devastate her…

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MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
I’m not the person you’re responding to, but if I have headphones or speakers or a mouse that aren’t plug and play on Linux which is what I’m used to on windows, I think it’s fair to say that my experience with Linux is less easy than with windows. The average user is not going to consider that a hardware issue, and it isn’t a hardware issue. If it’s a driver issue, I’d call that a software issue. Im glad to hear your grandma is not having issues with Linux, but as a Linux user I have to agree with the other commenter. A not insignificant amount of people will run up against some issues with Linux that the average user is likely not equipped to solve. I’m not saying that it means Linux is bad, but it really isn’t helpful to act like that’s a complete fabrication.

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- xvapx@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  
  if I have headphones or speakers or a mouse that aren’t plug and play on Linux which is what I’m used to on windows, I think it’s fair to say that my experience with Linux is less easy than with windows.
  
  If that were the case, i would agree, but I dispute this claim.
  Can you tell me specific models of headphones, speakers or mice that are not plug and play in any modern widely used distro?
  
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- the_q@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  “… which is what I’m used to on windows…”
  
  Reread my original comment.
  
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  - MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    
    Linux is currently easier to use than Windows. Claim in dispute
    
    People who think otherwise are Windows users who think different equals worse. In this case different is worse. If you’re used to a restaurant that serves carrots and I serve you peas you can argue that it’s not worse it’s just different. If you’re used to a restaurant that serves carrots and I tell you I don’t know what carrots are and I don’t have any alternative suggestions, but if you can find a store that provides what you’re talking about, appropriately transport that to my location and teach me how to cook them I will do that, then I think it’s fair to say I’m just a worse restaurant. What’s not comparable is easy of use. If you don’t understand how a lack of plug and play affects ease of use then there’s nothing I can say that will fundamentally bridge that gap.
    
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    the_q@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    No alternative suggestions? Linux is an alternative suggestion. The problem isn’t the lack of carrots, it’s your lack of palate.
    
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