"Just install Li-" Can y'all just shut the fuck up about Linux for five minutes?

let me think about this one... mmmm, no

It's a shame that generic desktop apps don't have the same level of support that games do. That would be an enormous boost to Linux adoption.

But it’s the solution to so many Microsoft “features”

Getting certain Windows apps to run on Linux is still impossible, unfortunately.

What I don’t understand is that file syncing is well supported. While I would never condone using a Google product, Celeste and Insync both support Google Drive. Aside from those, Dropbox has a native Linux package, and a self-hosted NAS is always a sound investment.

I hope you got a work pc seperates from your private one?

Usability.

Windows and Mac are both easier to use for the standard user.

I'm a technical person and even I struggle with what/how the hell I'm supposed to even install applications on Linux:

Should I download the binaries? Should I use snap/flatpak/etc? If I do one vs the other which is more up to date? If I can't find it in the software store can I trust random online sites?

And that's just finding applications. Most people don't have hours of free time to read forums to understand how to fix something that broke (assuming the distro they choose even has a thread relating to the issue).

https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil
This just works. It will disable a lot of windows garbage including co pilot and recall. You can also remove all Microsoft installed bloatware programs but I don't recommend it on 11.

I don't see that button my keyboard /s

• Decades of anticompetitive monopolistic practices
• US government backdoors
• Spyware
• a price tag

Ya, for my father (in his 70s) I was proud he gave it a real effort, but there were just too many changes and things that broke his workflow causing him to bail on it

If i ask "how do i change the oil filter on my *insert car model here*" and you answer "get an electric car" i'm gonna think you're annoying and a bit of an asshole, especially if you keep doing it over and over on every similar question. It's not a "solution" that interests anyone when they ask that kind of question. Fuck off.

Unfortunately my experiences with linux tell me that i will have to engage with the community, because there will be shit i need to look up and fix fairly often.

In this case the legislation would be used to ban recall and similar features, not to drive people away from windows.

Please sit down for what I'm about to tell you.
When a Linux user communicates with someone using Windows, the Linux user's sent data is still being harvested.

I think if you are paying to have a worse experience with a ICE car, and someone points out you can get a nice electric car for free and you think they are just being an annoying asshole- that's an issue right there.

Sure, some people need dump trucks for work. If you don't though I think switching to an EV is sensible.

I recognize it may be a pretty niche issue, but i still haven't found a Linux app that i can build Monte Carlo simulation models with, though I think some of the developers of these types of apps have made MacOS ports. The ones that I've historically used are Excel add-ons, but i haven't found anything similar yet for Libre Office, or stand alone app.

I’m a technical person and even I struggle with what/how the hell I’m supposed to even install applications on Linux:

On my distro it's 1) Open App Store 2) Search for Software 3) hit "install".

Should I download the binaries? Should I use snap/flatpak/etc?

That's a matter of personal preference, but once you understand the difference, which is really not that complex, then the choice should be practically automatic.

If I do one vs the other which is more up to date?

You can check the version number.

If I can’t find it in the software store can I trust random online sites?

You have the same issue in Windows.

Usability.

Windows and Mac are both easier to use for the standard user.

Not at all true anymore for Windoze. Windows 7 was the last installment where that was true. Linux distributions are consistent. Once shown how the basics works, e.g., apt install or pacman -S and the general whereabouts of settings or software, it's super easy to get them going, indefinitely. Even troubleshooting is within reach because searching the settings isn't a maze within a maze (except for Gnome sometimes). Windoze keeps changing shit constantly, reinstalls uninstalled software, search algorithm is horrible and has Bing search results within the menu enabled by default [the fuck?], updates don't indicate how long they'll last, setting a default program often requires configuring it manually for every file extension, oh goddamn fuckers I have to stop typing because Microsoft pisses me off so bad.
Tabula rasa, if I had to teach a 70-year-old who's never touched a computer before, to do so, I'd pick Linux every time. Consistency and customization is key.
Microsoft makes their users dumb by an illusion of convenience which shatters the instant something goes wrong, like riding a bike with helper wheels that constantly fail. Linux does none of that. It empowers users quite quickly by simply learning how to ride a bike properly. Sure, you fall every so often at the start, but that made mastery that much more satisfying.

It's gotten much better yes. But for some reason the majority of games that I play don't have linux support. It's a curse...