• Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    You can tell how old an image is by counting the jpg artifact rings. This one is from 2005 by my estimates.

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        I disagree. They might not go out of their way to recommend windows but when any other alternative is mentioned they 100% start arguing.

        I’ve seen people on r/programming complain that they hated linux and open source cause it gave them a way to use a feature in vlc that wasn’t there natively. The other day I saw someone complaining that linux had window rules.

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            I doubt those issues, like the mic not working, are worth having ads in the start menu, candy crush being installed automatically at various times without user consent or being dropped from updates like a hot potato after a few years, even though the hardware is still okayish.

            Apropos hardware: Windows is slow AF. It always runs dozens of silly services that waste resources. Now some Linux distros run a lot too (like cups when you don’t have a printer), but for some reason Linux doesn’t eat RAM for breakfast.

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        I don’t see that message in the image. Also, having used all three platforms for over 20 years, I feel like what I see in the image pretty accurately describes what a lot of the enthusiasts I’ve known in each camp describe about themselves and the others.

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          As someone else who uses all three on a weekly if not daily basis, the only one I disagree with is the Windows row, because i honestly have never met someone in person who I would describe as a fan of Windows, just folks that understand how to utilize it well. But even they shit talk it and Microsoft regularly

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    I’m a Windows user and have bwen for many many years. I recently started learning Linux so I can hopefully one day be competent enough to justify never having to buy Microsoft ^TM branded lube again.

    My partner, and much of my friend group, are a Mac users.

    I am a programmer so I know many many Linux people.

    It is Shocking how accurate this meme is LOL

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    I’m a Macuser since 2008. I have 3 Raspberry Pi and a tower PC running Arch (BTW)

    As a matter of fact, I switched to Mac OS X because I first switched to Linux.

    Linux is fantastic. It can run on $10 potato or a $B100 server infrastructure.

    The only thing I find absolutely terrible is Windows. And Windows users.

    Besides, Linux users known Steve Jobs died. 13 years ago.

    Now TBH, what I do hate is so called Linux users complaining about macOS being closed source (macOS kernel, macOS programming language, macOS Web engine are open source) while having a dual boot on Windows “to play games and use Adobe”. Fuck those guys.

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      I think the issue most have with Apple is the amount of money they demand to be a part of their walled garden. That’s where the Jobs meme comes from, and nothing has changed on that front since he cratered.

      $1500 for a phone that you don’t own, forsooth.

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      As someone who has used all 3, MacOS is the worst overall. It combines the closed source nature of Windows with the limited software availability of Linux, and requires expensive hardware to run (look at the RAM/storage markups), and goes out of support artificially, just like Windows, and also is the least customizable out of the 3.

      The only thing Mac is best for is if you have a lot of money, and either really hate Windows and need certain proprietary apps or are a prosumer or professional using Apple’s professional software like Final Cut Pro and the like.

      But for everything else, Windows and Linux does what MacOS does but better.

      • Basic computer for web browsing? Linux
      • Need that specific niche app? Windows, optional dual boot with Linux if you hate Windows
      • Gaming? Windows is best and Linux is close behind, but MacOS is not even in the race
      • Development? Linux all the way

      I dual boot Windows and Linux (on 2 separate SSDs), and I think it’s the best option for me.

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    I’m a Linux user and I usually see Linux the way that it is depicted for the Windows user. The terminal is beautiful and my favorite interface for interacting with computers.

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    I have yet to meet one person that actively likes Windows, it’s always that they use it because it’s the only thing they know

    You guys have Stockholm syndrome

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      it’s always that they use it because it’s the only thing they know

      Or they are forced to use it because of X application that only supports Windows and Wine doesn’t work well enough for it to run on Linux

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      If Windows is good enough for John Carmack it’s good enough for me. Tried Linux as my main driver for a couple years and there were nothing but hoops, problems and endless configurations to jump through. Why do I have to learn every goddamn thing about the operating system to use it properly? It’s like washing your clothes by hand. Ever tried that? Well I had to for several months once, not fun at all. So yes I actively like Windows.

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        Alternatively you learned to jump through all of Window’s hoops over the years of using it. Also, experience in the sense of configuration and hoops can vary wildly by distro. Linux has of course not always had the cleanest UI/UX but it’s always getting better and simply does not have the level of investments as Windows or MacOS. When Linux does have investment and runs on corporate sponsored hardware it’s usually pretty solid and easy to use e.g. ChromeOS, Android, and many server and cloud products. Also some people may appreciate the level of customizability that “washing clothes by hand” provides.

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    I’m not a fanboy of any operating system. I use windows because you have significantly fewer options if you use anything else as your desktop OS.

    There’s ways to make windows private, and if you actually know how to use windows, it can work really well.

    Just because you know what the buttons do doesn’t mean you know how to use a computer.

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      Its true but your statement about fewer options is kinda wrong and making it private takes too much effort and it can never be close to Linux

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        making it private takes too much effort and it can never be close to Linux

        never as easy as linux and no it’s not complicated. There’s plenty of tools that allow you to make windows private

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      the only pictures I see Mac people posting of their desktops only ever have a single monitor

      That’s because their monitors cost $2k

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    I use windows because it combines the best of both worlds. If you set it up correctly you will never think about switching to linux or mac.