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    [–] Ofiuco@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    I still alternate because not everything works as it should on Linux.

    I usually host a local mumble server, I haven't been able to make it work, same for ZeroTier and xlink kai.

    DRG crashes constantly, seems I need a new GPU... I don't have that kind of money and I won't have it for a while.

    I'm still looking for a music player that has an UI like MusicBee, specifically its file explorer because I have my own organisation and most players just shove every album together (Elisa comes closer but it isn't the same).
    Along Music Bee I have a plugin that searches for missing lyrics (lrc). On the same line, I don't know if there's something like mp3tag so I keep going back.

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    [–] tourist@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (8 children)

    I skimmed an article on enshittification yesterday

    It mentioned Windows

    Can something be enshittified if it was shit from the start?

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    [–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I've been moving over a few machines but some software isn't easy to just switch. I have at least a dozen more to move, and a few machines I'm going to keep on Windows for now.

    have you tried bottles? I've great luck with using it for windows only software and it's way more user friendly than wine by itself.

    [–] a_cuddly_fox@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

    You could dual boot, or virtualize a few machines.

    [–] Taewyth@jlai.lu 4 points 1 day ago

    I was planning on switching this year anyways but windows filling out a driveiI configured specifically to not get any data and then complaining about it led to an early switch.

    Well to be fair I was using Debian on a second computer for years, but now my main one also runs Fedora

    [–] westyvw@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    So true. Windows XP was the one that made me bail. I can't for the life of me understand what is taking everyone else so long... Its been all down hill since win 2000.

    I agree with you in principle, but I kind of liked XP. It had some great features for retro gaming, which I don't recall seeing before then.

    [–] mtchristo@lemm.ee -4 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    To be real Linux is far from ready to be an all in all viable alternative to windows.

    The fact that it has a hundred desktops. An absence of major software like ms office. Adobe and autodesk suites, and not being able to avoid the command line when shit hits the fan. Will make users choose to purchase new hardware rather than make the jump.

    I bet Linux will make a 2% after win 10 end of support.

    [–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    You can't even use Windows without running some sort of cleanup script that stops half the crap on it.

    [–] mtchristo@lemm.ee -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    There are a few GUI programs that let you do that without ever having to interact with the cmd or run a script. + a lot of GUIs are self explanatory and come with a lot of guardrails to not let you mess with your system.

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    [–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    It really depends on your use-case, your criticism is valid though. In general it would be way better for new users to not learn about it as something that gets slapped onto a Windows machine, but on fair grounds for comparison (meaning on a machine from hardware vendors like System76, Tuxedo, Slimbook etc).

    For Software it really is a hen-and-egg problem. Big companies won't support Linux until enough people are there, and enough people won't come until known software is available. This however changes gradually; The Software Store is receiving payment features in the future (almost any distro uses Flatpaks in the background), so there will be more viable paths to monetize your software product for companies. Meanwhile the amount of users rises more and more for years now thanks to 1. Valves push with SteamOS + Hardware and 2. India and China who got comparably high Linux userbases (I think in India it's 13% of all desktop PCs).

    So yeah, not there yet. But not "far from ready", really. It just needs some software improvements that are in the works, and for the device vendors to become more known.

    [–] mtchristo@lemm.ee 0 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    What most Linux advocates hate to admit is that the abundance of distributions discourages software makers from supporting Linux. Because then they will have to deal with bugs specific to each distribution, desktop environment, window manager, x.org or Wayland, and thousands of other variables. Imagine having to spin up a different virtual environment for each use case. It's a nightmare that isn't worth it for them.

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