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Yeah, I also dont get it. Most drivers by default are for windows. I have no idea how those people managed to get this confused on windows, of all OSs. Part of me thinks that its just linux circlejerk and bandwagon, but some of those has to be true.
And since 2012 Windows Update can get most of them anyway
That's exactly what it is. It's people that have had to get so far into the weeds with an operating system that I think they just enjoy the pain. Looking through some of the Justifications for hating Windows on here and it's like, "I tried to use a 20 year old proprietary Webcam for a video game console and it didn't work immediately on Windows" or a guy that had issues with getting a serial port like rs-232 or something. Neither of these things are a typical user case. These are people that are specifically looking for trouble. Use a webcam from the last decade. Use a usb port for God's sake.There is a reason why the "I use Arch btw" joke exists
I like Linux. I use Redhat at work. But Christ the Linux Fandom is as bad as Apple.
I hard disagree. The fandom is not that bad, sure some are way too passionate. But the fandom is way broader then those whom are vocal online a FOSS federated chat platform. Not everyone use Linux because they hate Windows or MacOS, some use Linux because they've seriously considered the pros and cons of each available OS and come to the one that works best for them in a day to day. Some are using it to revive old hardware Windows doesn't support anymore so they can save a few bucks (and the environment at the same time). Some bought a Steam Deck and genuinely enjoyed it and decided to try Linux on desktop and like it, and so on.
Meanwhile : Apple fanboys are the way they are because "Apple daddy can do no wrong! my system is completely unhaxable! my brand shows off how rich I am! ew! omg! 🤢 is that an Android? POOR, WE GOT A BROKIE" at least with my personal IRL interaction with a few of them.
Like at least Linux is a community project that allows you to actually get involved in the development and contribute to it. But Apple has none of that, so it makes no damn sense to be that obsessed with a brand name just because it's
brand.So just as a voice of discord from someone who used Linux, MacOS, and Windows on an almost daily basis for various things. Not everyone that likes Apple products thinks they can do no wrong in fact I hate a lot of things they do as a company and there are many frustrating things about the ecosystem. I use MacOS as my primary daily driver, Windows everything at work, and Linux in my homelab. All have their strengths and weaknesses, I gave MacOS a try because of the M series chips(Mac Mini 32gb M1), and after hating on them relentlessly for years found it a great system to work with, I can do everything I need without issue or headache, at the end of the day its ‘a Unix system’, and I can connect fairly seamlessly with any Windows machine I need and completely seamlessly with all my Linux machines.
Not trying to convert anybody just pointing out that while Apple as a company is shitty, their products and particularly their OS is not terrible
I can agree with that judgement.
M series is probably the best thing they've made in years, and the OS isn't bad, maybe a little hand-holdy at times imo, but at the end of the day it's still a decently flexible Unix system that uses ZSH as it's shell.
If Apple didn't make it such a walled garden, we could've seen it become a really popular OS.
Asahi Linux coming in clutch with bringing Linux to the M series and pushing Linux on ARM development forward tho.
There are plenty of reasons to hate Windows.
Lack of customization which leads to dogshit workflows. I feel like I'm wading through 3ft of shit whenever I use Windows. And outside of installing some 3rd party applications there isn't any way to fix it. Every major Linux DE runs circles around Windows DE in terms of customization and workflows.
Telemetry data and ads in the OS is another reason for anyone that cares about their data and privacy.
Lack of control. Change settings to maybe fix some of these issues and Microsoft comes along with an update and reverts your changes.
I choose Linux because it offers privacy, customization, and control over my computer. The biggest epiphany I had when I switched to Linux was feeling like my computer actually belonged to me again.