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Europe is slowly ditching Microsoft: why it's happening & why it could fail.
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People are serious, I've never seen so many new users in the Linux groups I'm in
That might not be so much down to how serious people are but rather just how good Linux has gotten lately (especially for games). Although I do think people are more serious now.
Speaking personally, it's just as much about Windows getting worse as it is about Linux getting better.
In any complex system or "wicked problem" involving positive and negative feedback cycles, a combination of factors that push into the same direction can cause the system to flip over - sometimes in dramatic ways.
Life long windows user. I switched to Arch a few months ago and I'm not looking back. Will only be using windows in a sandboxed VM if absolutely necessary. Which, I haven't needed to yet.
Fuck. That's like going straight from English breakfast tea to hash oil.
I've been using Linux almost exclusively both in my personal and professional life for a decade and a half. I only installed Arch a month or two ago.
Installing Arch might be a hassle, I tried it once and couldn’t figure it out so a kept on using Ubuntu and its derivatives. But when I got a Steam Deck I found Steam OS to be easy and the Arch documentation to be thorough and useful.
Endeavour OS is really good
I mean, considering how many bluescreens Windows is giving these days, you'll probably have a more stable experience in Arch lol.
Linux Mint?
Endeavour OS
9 out of 10 dentists recommend it!