Edit: Enough money as in buying a PC supporting windows 11
Why would they need money? Linux based OSes are both free and much lighter than Windows
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The meme, which wasn't well-written, is suggesting that the cost savings of switching to Linux isn't significant to most people. It's saying
Most people
- don't care enough
- have enough money
rather than
Most people don't
- care enough
- have enough money
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We overestimate what most people do with their computers.
Most people that buy one never touch the re-installation of the OS. I wouldn’t be surprised if I learned 99% of PC users haven’t even done it once.
People buy a PC and use whatever it comes with. They don’t uninstall bloat. They might use a different browser. And then they’ll stick with it until they’re done with it.
It requires knowledge to use different Operating Systems. Most people either don’t have the time or don’t care to learn it. I can’t say I blame them, I never cared to learn about my car. I don’t ever really want to! Yet, I use it every day.
Kind reminder that majority of users use "Google" as their browser. :)
I can blame them.
Fair.
You probably should learn the basics of your car, or develop a relationship with someone who is good at/knows cars and pick a few things up from them.
You rely on it working correctly to not die and the company that makes it would happily let you die if they calculated it was more profitable that way.
Like it's a good thing to have basic knowledge of the stuff we rely on. You don't need to be an expert but total ignorance is a very vulnerable position.
Funny icon on desktop goes brrr.
I'll second this by saying that most people will just buy a new computer when their current one becomes "slow". For me, a slow computer is easy to find a solution for. It's almost always the install drive is a hard drive and too many background applications. For other people the only solution in their eyes is a brand new PC because even the operating system is part of the whole PC.
Yeah, uhm... So, you know, modern cars also come with pre-installed spyware, just like our friend wondows but somewhat worse 😅
Is reloading PCs really still a thing anymore? I'd been told that it stopped being necessary (unless you fucked something up) somewhere around windows 7.
Great way to remove crap you have completely forgotten about.
My friend does it atleast yearly out of habbit. He says it runs better but I think it's tge placebo effect and I am a data hoarder (no the bad kind) so don't.
Not really a thing nowadays, but if you REALLY want to you can just reset it. Takes like 15 minutes
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Most people will install Windows 11, complain about it, complain about the lack of Windows alternatives, then get offended and spam downvote anyone who mentions an alternative.
This pretty much sums up the pcmasterrace community and i ended up leaving because of it.
Most people will buy a computer, that computer will have Windows 11 on it, they'll start using that computer and the pre-installed OS that came with it, and maybe, occasionally, they will complain that "this is different now" and that "they always change things, it's so annoying" and that will be the end of it.
If you're talking about people who install or even just upgrade the OS on their computer by themselves, are aware of such a concept as "alternative operating systems," engage in any kind of conversation about operating systems on social media, and then care enough about the topic to downvote people who disagree with them on purely ideological grounds, you're already talking about a tiny, tiny minority of computer users.
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I'm trying to learn Linux, got Cinnamon to dip my toes into, and love it.
And being someone who is computer literate, finding a distro that was similar to windows to learn with was a pain. With all the infighting and superiority complexs on forums, the absolute number of variations of distros, combined with the avalanche of information you need to digest just to get a basic understanding....
Yeah, I get why people will stick to Windows and ignore free/better alternatives, all while complaining. It's just not worth it to a vast majority of users.
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People are still using facebook and reddit by the hundreds of millions or billions. Most people don't give 2 shits about technology, just that it sort of works. Most people are Jen.
oh you think so?
i'll tell you, the saying:
echo $(date -d "$(date +%Y) + 1 year" +%Y) will be the year of the linux desktop
has never been wrong
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Many people and even businesses are still running Windows XP and Windows 7 and we are still talking about security updates on Windows 10?😂 People will never take their security seriously if they don't lose a lot of money at first...
A big problem is that there are hospitals and medical facilities using old versions of windows for reasons like the cost of upgrading all their computers or more importantly legacy software that they have to use just simply not working on more recent versions for various reasons. As much as having an up to date OS is important for safety, it's just not feasible in some areas and it's terrifying.
While sleep(31536000){ Year_of_the_linux_desktop++ }
Linux so expensive
if a shitty new windows version was gonna drive users to linux, it would have happened already....
at least twice.
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Most people still Google “Facebook” to login to Facebook.
The general public won’t start using Linux until the computer they buy from their local big box store has it installed by default. Which for a brief moment nearly happened with netbooks.
I know it's mostly because I'm in the middle of nowhere, most people I know don't know what OS they're running
They don't even know what program they browse the internet with, manage documents with, nor view media with. They know what button to press. George Jetson is our reality.
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I use Linux at work. All my personal laptops are Linux. My home server is Linux...
I updated to windows 11 on my main PC and it isn't that bad anymore. Have it working almost like 10 was.
No average user is going to give a shit about 10 -> 11
If your machine support it. Aren't gen 7 Intel chips and earlier unsupported?
Except I had to trick my PC into upgrading. Lots of hardware that's still perfectly good will block you from upgrading/installing W11.
What do you mean with "enough money"? Linux is free. It'll only cost time to adjust the workflow
Why I don't switch to Linux as my main. The video games and mod managers don't work well on it.
If given the ability and choice too I would use Linux 10000% but not even proton can work on everything that is only for Windows.
I literally have no choice tbh as I "acquire" games I can't afford and it's often to hard to figure out how to install them on Linux.
I hate windows with a passion but capatilism and monopolies force me to use it.
Proton may not be perfect but it works for the vast majority of games at this point. And most mod managers can also run through Lutris, curious to hear which ones you've tried that didn't work
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Not even Windows can run all Windows games, so that's kind of a hard criteria for Linux to achieve.
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People pay for Windows with money?
I meant money as in buying a supported PC
Is there some type of PC that can run windows and also can't run Linux?
People with money will buy redhat idk
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Here’s my experience using Linux for 3 yrs now. I was excited enough to try a new OS that I learned how to install a new operating system on a new laptop I bought. I never could get rid of a drivers alert on every start up, even though I knew there was nothing wrong there. Googling the problem, the top 5 results were 5 completely different solutions. Whatever it’s a small problem so I ignored it. Months later my sound started screwing up, like distortions. (Ok, so maybe there is something wrong with my drivers.) But could never figure it out and could resolve the sound problem momentarily with a restart. With the sound issue happening more frequently, I thought I should get a new laptop, this time built with Linux pre installed by a company that knows what they’re doing. I bought a $1200 laptop from System 76, with specs that I could easily pay $500 less for. I don’t understand why the volume buttons don’t work out of the box and the auto update of snap packages has been ridiculously frustrating cause all my firefox tabs close and seem to be lost. Again, googling the issue gets a dozen different solutions and I don’t know what route to take. I only need an internet browser & word processor, ffs. I feel too stupid for Linux. I don’t even have kids or much of a time sucking job and I feel like learning this OS is too time-consuming. I’m probably getting a Mac for my next laptop and wish I didn’t feel like I have to.
People don't care or they don't even know that other OSses exist
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