Idiot proofing. One click solutions. Compatibility with an overwhelming amount of stuff. A support line I can call to get help troubleshooting my issues. Decades of documented issues and solutions all in one place designed to be read easily. A system that alot of other people use and are all compatible with each other.
What are you missing on Linux?
FonsNihilo@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
frunch@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Damn, i never thought to call Microsoft for tech support. Are they helpful?
FonsNihilo@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Iv only ever called to reactivate Windows 7 licenses on win10, but yes they were very helpful and were quick. Didn’t try to stop me or tell me I couldn’t do it anymore.
For basic things iv heard it works, not good for more complex things.
But most people who don’t troubleshoot probably aren’t calling for anything complex.
puppy@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Apart from compatibility all other features are available on Linux. You yourself said that you’ve never contacted support other than to activate Windows (which you wouldn’t need on Linux).
I recommend that you install Fedora KDE and observe how shockingly easy and polished everything is.
sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The two most important things missing from Linux are mass familiarity and certain important professional software suites. It isn’t that Linux doesn’t have software nearly-equivalent to things like the Adobe suite, MS Office, and AutoCAD. It is that it doesn’t have those EXACT applications. Like it or not, in a professional setting, you usually have to use the big proprietary applications because that’s what everyone else uses. Using standard software reduces compatibility and training headaches, and eases recruitment. Most technically-oriented professionals wouldn’t even take a job that disallowed them from accessing and maintaining their competence with the standard software of their profession.
Osito@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yup, any finance/accounting staff will not be on Linux
localhost443@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
AutoCAD/solidworks
NoMoreCocaine@lemmy.world 8 months ago
My art software, 99% of music software/plugins. Other than that, I’d be good to move to Linux. I’ve been dual booting for years now. But Linux isn’t for everyone. There’s a lot of stuff missing, and when everything works it’s great. But troubleshooting isn’t a slope of problems that increases gradually in the difficulty, it’s actually a cliff.
bruhduh@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Windows exclusive apps with which i revive bricked usb flash drives and devices, for example, can you find flashing software (not fastboot/adb suite) with which you can revive completely bricked android devices on speedtrum cpus or unisoc cpus or other noname cpus, windows have a lot of specific software since wine cannot handle and virtualbox handling very poorly, I’ve heard many science software (abandonware) still requires windows xp and 95/98 and running in many labs out there