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You see all those things you just listed?
Those are things you hardly ever worry about or whose existence you completely forget about when you ditch a PC.
Your computer is an annoying child you never parented.
Wanna boot it up? Better wait for a minute or two. Oh! Now it needs an update because something went wrong last night when it was supposed to automatically do it.
Oops! Lost internet connection. Better go pecking around menus.
Shit. It’s acting up still. Your game you’re trying to play is losing frames. Something to do with heat management. Something about a graphics card? Who frigging knows, better ask the internet from a phone.
P.S. Your antivirus is out of date and you need money to renew your subscription. The process will take another few hours of your time because you have to babysit it past all the AI that’s sure to get in the way.
Bah! Humbug!
EDIT: The angry PC people typing aggressive insults using their phones proves the point and is quite funny.
It sounds like you've been burned by a poor PC experience. Your problems are legitimate though they should be rare, which is why your sweeping characterization of the PC experience is being downvoted.
I am much more interested in your mobile workflow! What apps do you use? Do you use workarounds for something PC users wouldn't think about? Do you use accessories like a keyboard/mouse/monitor?
I have a tablet with a keyboard for writing. I have a phone that is synchronized to all files across both devices.
I don’t need a monitor because the tablet has a kickstand.
I don’t need a mouse because I can touch the screen. I could if I wanted to so there is a (now long-uncharged) wireless mouse in a drawer somewhere.
It’s convenient and I can simply walk up, touch the screen or keyboard and be typing away in about 5 seconds without fail.
The phone is even more convenient because it’s in my pocket.
I have zero worries about driver issues, subscriptions for anti-virus running out and the other things I’ve listed in my original comment that seem to have pissed off all the PC people.
One caveat I’m sure the angry old people will miss (on purpose?): For work- or academic-related items a PC or laptop is a better workflow than the mobile devices. If or when I next need that I’ll probably get a cheap laptop and then ditch it afterwards.
I don’t think I’ve mischaracterized the PC experience but it’s been about a decade since I ditched the technology. Do those PC-specific annoyances no longer exist?
Convenience trumps all the annoyances I associate with PCs. That includes installing: Ubuntu, Linux, alternate file applications such as OpenOffice, etc. I really can’t be bothered. I’m actually surprised (and humored) at how viciously the PC people have come out to scream at the clouds.
I wonder if this is how old people saw my generation when we ditched the typewriter for a computer?
If you made it here, I just wanna say thanks for a rational response. I know it’s hard having someone go against the grain online.
Holy fuck I wish I had read this comment first. You are actually an idiot of the highest order.
Can introduce you to our lord and savior Debian? All your troubles will go away when you accept Linux into your heart.
No. That requires a PC.
Tablets and phones allow keyboards and run 99 percent of the programs or tasks I could ever need.
I guess if all you do is troll people online, a phone is just fine
Preferring a phone over a PC trolling. Got it.
Why do carpenters need all those saws and chisels? I have a perfectly good staircase right here already