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Linux reaches new massive peak of 5.33% in Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026 (lemmy.ml)
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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I got my not-quite-as-techy friend to switch, and they're like a week in and already so pissed off about how bad windows was.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 11 points 3 months ago

I have the opposite experience. They want to hate linux so much that they complain about everything they have to do differently. I told them to just use windows please

[–] sunnytimes@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

i gave all my friends pcs , perk of the job they all run mint . my friends parents pc was win10 and borked , asked them what they need pc for , web browser . mint . i dont even ask hahha . no complaints , my one friend thought it was windows.