Comment on Eww, Copilot AI might auto-launch with Windows 11 soon

mihnt@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Damnit, I came in here to post:

  And the wind… whispers… Linux

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  • SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Succeeding you, Windows

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• dinckelman@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  As much as i agree, the vast majority of people will just continue using what they had before, and still complain about how nothing works

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  • geophysicist@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    and the vast majority of Linux Devs will just continue building what they were building before, and still complain how windows users dont migrate to Linux (cough usability cough)

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    • ilmagico@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If linux came preinstalled by default and vendor supported, regular people would use linux as well. Usability is actually pretty good these days, arguably higher than Windows since you don’t have to deal with this BS.

      Yes, you can buy Dell laptops with Ubuntu preinstalled and supported, maybe Lenovos, not sure, but it’s not the default, available only on custom builds online and on business (expensive) laptops, so most regular people don’t bother.

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      • BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The Steam Deck is the best thing to happen to Linux since… Linux. It’s the first time average tech illiterate folks have gotten a taste of Linux on their own systems, and it’s driven the development of compatibility tools (Proton) to a hitherto-unheard-of degree.

        It convinced me to switch to Linux.

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      • someguy3@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        This. People buy hardware and use whatever comes with it.

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      • Jackthelad@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The only reason I don’t switch to Linux is because of all the nerds on here telling everyone to switch to Linux.

        But seriously, I use my laptop for work and I’ve used Windows for years and know how it works. I don’t want to switch to a completely new OS that I don’t have a clue how to use, especially when I need it for work. I also don’t know whether the software I use will work on it either.

        If there’s an easy tutorial and a way of knowing whether everything I need will work, I might consider trying it.

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    • stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is an unpopular opinion every time I bring it up. Usability and consistency sucks in Linux. There are just so many basic things that will frustrate users coming from Windows. I can’t even get my laptop (Framework 13) to sleep properly. Then there are is still a ton where you have to use the command line to get it done. A user shouldn’t have to go into the command line to get their fingerprint reader to work because the GUI doesn’t work properly.

      The only thing that actually makes Linux practical for average users these days is that most everything is now web based by default so most users only interact with a couple programs for most of their day.

      The Linux community really needs to get some UX experts in their projects and actually make an effort to improve usability rather than just doing it the way they like to do it.

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      • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        And windows is full of simple things that are just as broken. And constantly makes changes (OP being another in a long list of examples) injecting obvious advertising masquerading as features.

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      • ilmagico@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Most of the issues you describe are because usually computers come with Windows preinstalled with all the drivers and configuration set up by the oem to “just work”, so replacing the OS inevitably means fiddling with it. People who e.g. try to install Windows on a SteamDeck will face similar difficulties.

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    • june@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve been dabbling with Ubuntu for my home assistant and my Plex media server and every damn time I find myself asking ‘why isn’t there a GUI for that?!’

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  • mihnt@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh, I agree. I did however manage to talk my mom into letting me put Mint on her PC and she hasn’t complained even once. Small victories.

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    • dinckelman@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Same here. I installed Fedora on my old dev laptop, that my mom uses now, and she’s been really happy with it. Says everything just makes sense, coming from windows

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• Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Please keep saying that to my bosses until they listen.

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  • mihnt@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I will if you want.

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    • CeeBee@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ll help also

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      • mihnt@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        We can get some penguin themed camping gear and clothes and post up in front of their bosses’ house and have loud conversations about Linux.

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• bored_boar_onboard@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  These words are accepted!

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