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this post was submitted on 29 May 2024
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For what I see as a helpdesk guy, most problems that are encountered origin from Windows being Windows, not tech knowleadge of some person. I cannot expect much from system where even installing stuff is stuck at pre 2000 era.
Yeah but things just work by default more often on Windows than on Linux. "Linux being Linux" is also the most common cause of Linux problems.
Linux usually does give you the tools to fix problems more easily than Windows but that's where the tech savviness comes in.
It also works reliably and be supported by anyone (Windows that is)
If by working reliably we mean working the same bad way as usual so it has already established multi million dollar industry made of giant patchwork keeping installations alive.
Microsoft cannot even change the look of right click menu without worring something isn't going to break.