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Your Windows 10 PC will soon be ‘junk’ - users told to resist Microsoft deadline::If you’re still using Windows 10 and don’t want to upgrade to Windows 11 any time soon you might want to sign a new online petition

  • TheBananaKing@lemmy.worldEnglish
    338·
    11 months ago

    I work in a linux shop.

    You couldn’t pay me to use Windows for development, sysadmin, backend services, etc.

    But on the desktop? Hell no. We maintain a modern debian desktop environment for our users, and it’s a pain in the ass. Mediocre UX, mediocre integration of mixed-bag third-party apps, and too many workarounds and gotchas you need to Just Know About. I just don’t have the energy.

    I use windows at home, and for my underlying work environment - and I just SSH into linux boxes for the actual tappy-tappy stuff.

    • MonkderZweite@feddit.chEnglish
      103·
      11 months ago

      Mediocre UX, mediocre integration of mixed-bag third-party apps, and too many workarounds and gotchas you need to Just Know About.

      You’re talking about my Windows 10 experience? The european, less spying/advertising version, mind you.

    • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      610·
      11 months ago

      If only there was an OS with an excellent graphical user interface and a direct UNIX pedigree, where you can drop into a full zsh and POSIX user land directly after install at the touch of a button.

      • TheBananaKing@lemmy.worldEnglish
        352·
        11 months ago

        If there’s one thing that both windows and Linux users agree on, it’s how weird and annoying macs are.

        • lad@programming.devEnglish
          14·
          11 months ago

          I’d wager that’s because “we know better what you want” in mac is even stronger than in windows. It’s all good while you are an average Joe, but other than that you either pay, or get a lot of issues setting things up.