More like:
“Hey I have a problem with my Samsung”
“Here’s a custom ROM you can install instead” (but also glosses over a lot of the finer decisions that go into whether or not to choose to run a custom ROM)
Comment on Microsoft in their infinite wisdom has replaced the Hide Desktop icon with Copilot.
HKayn@dormi.zone 8 months ago“Hey I have a problem with my Samsung”
“Drop it and get an iPhone instead”
This is what you guys are like.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 8 months ago
Rustmilian@lemmy.world 8 months ago
iPhone is $999+, Linux is completely free.
capital@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s funny this meme of iPhones being expensive is still a thing.
The cheapest one is under $450.
Rustmilian@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s still expensive compared to $0
histic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
why would anyone be an even more pos phone I had a 12 and 13 before my pixel there is nothing good about them unless you are insecure about people’s thoughts on what color your msgs are also you don’t need to copy and paste you comment on everyone’s damn comment no one give a fuck
capital@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You need to chill.
I responded to a grand total of 2 comments with the same sentiment but they were not copies of each other. The over the top aggressive response is completely unwarranted.
What’s more is that yours and my mom don’t need flagship phone performance and what you refer to as a “pos phone” would do just fine for the vast majority of people’s use cases without coming close to utilizing all available resources.
I’m correcting the evidently popular belief that iPhones are expensive. As it turns out, only the expensive ones are expensive. Imagine that.
long_chicken_boat@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
you don’t have to pay for a +1000$ device to switch to Linux. In most cases, you can just install it in the same machine you have Windows.
It’s more like replacing Samsung’s Android ROM with a custom ROM. Sure, you’ll have to learn new things to use it, but you don’t have to buy an iPhone.
Rustmilian@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’d argue that’s still not a very good comparison, because for ROMs you have to go through the trouble of researching the specific method for your phone brand, model, & firmware version, learning adb, unlocking the bootloader, flashing a custom recovery, then from there you can install a custom ROM. Then if you fuck up you have to figure out how to debrick the device.
While Linux(user friendly distros specifically) is just burning an ISO to a USB, possibly changing 1 or 2 settings in the BIOS & booting from that USB, then just clicking through a graphical installer like calamares. The barrier to entry is drastically smaller.capital@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I get what you’re saying but I just want to point out that the lowest cost iPhone is under $450.
prole@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Nah, I switched to Linux last year and it cost me $0. No new hardware needed. So not a good metaphor.
HKayn@dormi.zone 8 months ago
You misunderstood what the metaphor was.
prole@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Are iPhones free now?
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It does sometimes feel like a guy with face scars from an exploded Samsung reaching for another Samsung while saying “I hope they’ve made improvements”
veniasilente@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Lol you wish Linux was an equivalent to an iPhone in this analogy. Pretty analogy from you.
SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 8 months ago
When people tell you to use Linux, they’re not telling you that to solve your immediate problem (e.g. your “show desktop” icon has been replaced with a different icon), but they are telling you to get out of your abusive relationship with Microsoft, because that is the real problem: Microsoft does not respect you, the end-user of their product, and this kind of abusive shit will keep happening for as long as you keep using Windows.
aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Who asked you for help with our relationship? I believe someone complained about a random feature change. And here you are. Telling everyone to just fuck off and switch completely. It’s insane.
SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 8 months ago
JFC people like you … You have like the worst case of Stockholm syndrome I’ve ever seen. I swear the only reason you are getting so angry and defensive when people recommend Linux is because deep down you know they’re speaking the truth.
aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 8 months ago
No. It’s annoying being told the only solution is to throw everything out the window and start over. No stockholm syndrome I run a Ubuntu server and ran arch when I was 14. Fuck off with your stupid takes and offer a real solution to the problem.
HKayn@dormi.zone 8 months ago
And how well has that worked so far?
SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 8 months ago
For people like me who took that advice: pretty damn great actually, thanks for asking!
HKayn@dormi.zone 8 months ago
How many people have you managed to convert in this thread?