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submitted 12 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) by Liljekonvalj@feddit.org to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
 

Does anybody know if when using Windows on a computer but not paying for anything windows related: is windows/ Bill Gates profiting from it? Is it worth installing linux as a protest?

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[–] dieTasse@feddit.org 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

You are right about linux mint, but I want to just add that I have been adding distro with Gnome to former windows users and there were no issues with usability. And those were people that are not very technical. I think Gnome does a great job when it comes to ux. But nowadays Gnome, Cinnamon, KDE and even not yet released Cosmic are so amazing I can't believe how lucky we linux users are to have so many good choices.

[–] anime_ted@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

That's good to know and I'm happy you've had success moving users. Keep up the good work.

I think converting users to Linux tends to face three major issues:

  • A historical reputation for being hard to configure and use, even though that is generally no longer the case with mainstream distros.

  • Fear of the command line.

  • Decision paralysis due to the sheer number of options available for things like distro and desktop environment, and the fact that there are as many opinions as there are users. I'm an obvious example of this.

Technical people like me tend, I think, to appreciate the flexibility. Normals just want something that works immediately and without any fuss.

[–] dieTasse@feddit.org 1 points 4 hours ago

Thank you. Your points are... well.. on point :D Especially with "and the fact that there are as many opinions as there are users" maybe that's why we have so many distros.

I hope there will be more devices with linux out of the box in the future, because that is probably the number 1 enabler. We see it with steam deck, although its kinda special case. But that is a Linux device that people buy, use and often times without prior linux experience.