I saw this post and wanted to ask the opposite. What are some items that really aren’t worth paying the expensive version for? Preferably more extreme or unexpected examples.
I saw this post and wanted to ask the opposite. What are some items that really aren’t worth paying the expensive version for? Preferably more extreme or unexpected examples.
Buying operating systems is not worth it. Just use Linux.
But seriously stop buying Microsoft’s shit. Even indirectly, don’t buy Windows pre-installed computers unless you have a very specific reason for it.
What about people that actually want their stuff to work?
Use Linux Mint.
Not 100% compatible with everything i use. I understand that advice works for most though. Or I’ve been told that at least.
What isn’t it compatible with? All these people making baseless complaints about Linux driving me crazy. Most people are just too lazy to Google an error code. I’m convinced there are hidden Windows shills in the fediverse like undercover Russian spys.
Seriously people act like googling an error is the end of the world AND windows never ever makes a user troubleshoot. Like dude windows constantly fucks up and you gotta figure shit out
Honestly, I don’t even know when I had a windows problem.
I use Windows, Linux and MacOS regularly and I have zero problems with windows.
If I have to google an error code the OS already fucked up.
It’s a good thing users never have to troubleshoot windows then
No, buying used chromebooks from sketchy Craigslist ads with the pickup location being a van down by the river is actually cheaper and easier.
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Does not run Creo. Does not run DCS. Does not run Destiny 2. These are most of what I do that needs a useful computer versus just a ipad or something. Therefore, a Linux PC would only be useful for blender and firefox. Only being able to use 40% of programs means a Linux PC is basically e waste already.
They already started using Linux.
Pirate rogue keys
Lame and takes effort. Honestly, I already have several windows keys (ebay hardware moment).
Jusz that win7 keys are worthless now and you’d need win10 keys
I even have keys from windows 11 computers. I don’t use any of them (but also don’t really want to share, as that could encourage Windows use), so it doesn’t really matter.
I also tend to take friends old junk computers, and most people go through the upgrade of 7->10.
Linux is not free. I already work full time job, and unlike maintaining and endlessly diagnosing countless issues that I don’t experience on Windows, my actual job gives me a paycheck every week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An4X9E9vyn8
“So Linux is free and doesn’t waste any more time than the alternative” at 8:13.
Linux will install faster than Windows, installing applications will be faster than Windows (because of the builtin graphical app manager, which unlike the Microsoft Store has most everything you want), and most of those burn all your time common bugs are fixed now. I have a computer running Fedora Silverblue, which I’ve done less than an hour of configuration with, and it’s had no issues playing videogames, doing blender, web browsing, or any of the other normal things.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://www.piped.video/watch?v=An4X9E9vyn8
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
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Issues like what? Did you ever try Linux recently or are you just repeating the same years-old info? Or do you just have an nvidia card lol
Just installed Ubuntu to a laptop I recently acquired. First time using Linux. The learning curve is real and immediate.