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"Linux Desktop: A Collective Delusion" - an unhinged rant(tadeubento.com)

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Linux has made significant strides, and in 2023, it’s better than ever. However, there are still individuals perpetuating a delusion: that desktop Linux is as user-friendly and productive as its mainstream counterparts. After a few discussions on Lemmy, I believe it’s important to provide a clear review of where Linux falls short as a daily driver for average users.

EDIT: can I just make it clear I don’t agree with this article one bit and think it’s an unhinged polemic?

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Jorgelino@lemmy.ml
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I’m pretty sure the average person wouldn’t even be able to tell the difference between something like mint and windows.

Linux is as user-friendly as the user wants it to be.

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caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
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Sometimes Teams sends audio to the wrong device at work and I think “why am I so hard on Linux when Windows can’t get it right even with all of Microsoft’s resources”

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