Everytime Microsoft blunders, which is a lot and it is reported, it never fails that there will be numerous individuals proclaiming their switch to Linux. But I always feel like a lot of it is just simply clout, a pat-on-the-back feeling for deciding against the masses kind of feel.
And it always makes me beg to really see how those kind of people fare if they actually did switch and use Linux on a daily basis.
I’ll take anyone seriously if they actually switch and sometimes actually talk to me about how their Linux experience is going. Because more times than not, I always assume it’s some dual-boot user who could sneak their way back to Windows time to time and barely use Linux.
And I’ll see the statistics of the OS marketshare budge…slightly, for Linux. I’m proud that Linux at all that it is gaining more usage than it has before than where it had been 15+ years ago and earlier.
No. People do what they do.
What I find more laughable is people complaining profusely about windows but doing nothing about it.
Using something different is hard too. Most people are somewhere between cows and idiots. I have been using Python since the late 90s even on Windows and at work too. I got some strange reactions and push back over the years. You just have to not care. We see now how that turned out. Now everyone agrees Python is useful.
No, it has never even once bothered my why people install Linux on their own hardware. Not even now that you have brought it to my attention. What is on my mind right now is why you care so much.
I spare very little mental capacity to how people utilize their computers where it doesn’t directly affect me. No, it is not something I find worth being bothered about. Life’s hard enough regardless.
No. I do not care what operating system people use, how they use it, if they dual boot, etc. If someone reaches out to me for help with Linux, I will help out and provide suggestions and guidance. If someone wants to dual boot and mostly use windows, cool. If they want to go back to windows or MacOS after using Linux, cool.
I use what I use, the way I use it, because it works for me. Because I enjoy it. Because I find value in it.
What other people decide to do or not do with their operating system choice has no effect on my life, or my thoughts, whatsoever.
If I was feeling as described in this post, I would take sometime away from the internet.
I always feel like a lot of it is just simply clout, a pat-on-the-back feeling for deciding against the masses kind of feel.
I think that’s more a reflection of you than anyone else.
I always assume it’s some dual-boot user who could sneak their way back to Windows
Everyone knows only posers use both! /s
no. and why does it matter to you so much? If someone wants to say they switched to linux then awesome, have at it, good job, have fun and all that. but then you roll in with “ok…how are you using it? show me!” who cares? you’re literally gate keeping an operating system.
you don’t have to commit to a damn operating system, it’s a tool. If I had a Brand A hammer and it really sucked I’d swap it for a Brand B hammer that was suggested to me. Now if Brand A suddenly started producing a better hammer and admitted their previous hammer was garbage then I would consider going back to Brand A.
If Microsoft came out tomorrow and said “you know what? we were wrong. We were wrong about AI, we were wrong about 11, we’re going to provide you with a better OS” I would consider going back to it. I’d at the very least try it. Or if someone came out with something brand new that wasn’t Linux or MacOS or Windows and it was a better tool than all of them I’d switch to that.
The point is I’m not going to lose sleep over someone wanting to switch and then not, why do I care? I got more stuff to worry about than some random stranger on the internet not using a specific OS. What DOES bother me more are people replying to comments where someone is having issues with Windows and says “just use linux” that isn’t helping anyone and you come off as a basement dwelling asshole that’s waiting on their chicken nuggies to finish heating in the microwave.
if someone came out with something brand new that wasn’t Linux or MacOS or Windows and it was a better tool than all of them
RIP BeOS
No, using an OS is not something that requires a promise of commitment. It’s a utility needed for using a computer.
As enthusiasts we want as many people as possible to use good OSs, even if it ends at just trying it out.
The more people try Linux the better regardless of their motives.I switched and I often mention that online.
First I was on a laptop with Linux Mint and ran into innumerable issues. Used that for a few years.
Then I got a new (used) laptop after my CTRL key stopped working (among other things) and tried to dual-boot the pre-installed Windows 11 “just in case” but ended up accidentally corrupting it so gave up and stayed on all Linux for my laptop. My new laptop mostly “just worked” as opposed to my old laptop that didn’t even have working bluetooth.
Then I moved my Desktop to Linux and transferred Windows 10 to the aforementioned laptop with the broken CTRL key. That laptop has been sititng untouched in my closet since I went full Linux in mid-October.
Nope - if there are swathes who say they want to switch to Linux but ‘don’t commit’, that just reveals there is a real gap where Linux needs to be easier for people to install and use on a daily basis.
Most people don’t want to be a mechanic, they just want a car
I don’t want a car. I just have to have one to exist in society. 😩
To me it reads like “I’m going to move abroad if x wins the elections.”
Actions speak louder than words, but even then I don’t really care what you do in your personal life. Wake me if you need help or have something useful to share.
No. The rebellious spirit is what lights the fire. It may take a few tries to follow through, but I respect the rage >=D
We need to come together as a community and encourage every effort. If you really want to see other people stick to it we need to smash any sense of righteousness or gatekeeping to bits.
people performatively declaring they are going to Linux doesn’t bother me at all. its good press, builds its reputation. people try new things for deep reasons sometimes, but also for casual curiosity and fashion following, and that’s ok.
No. Positions Linux as an alternative in broader part of the society.
But as an actual option or not? I think OP is referring to those who say “I’m going to switch to Linux” like those politicians to pay so much lip service to freedom, democracy, privacy while at the same time voting to erode all of those. The implication being that they won’t actually ever switch to Linux.
There will always be some percentage of users that Linux just isn’t for, and some users that fall in love.
In my opinion the motivations that convince them to try Linux are irrelevant. What’s important is that the general trend is more users sticking with it.
IMO I couldn’t care less if people dual boot, we’re still have a use case for Windows. I have a Windows machine myself.
I use Linux because it works for me, does what I want (and doesn’t do what I don’t want) most of the time. For me, it works much nicer than Windows or MacOs.
What works for you, is your thing. I don’t care. That is I’m happy for you if you got an OS that works for you, and if it doesn’t, I’ll be happy to help if I can, but if you want to stay with Windows that’s fine with me. Linux has its own problems, which are different from Windows. Depending on your needs, I can understand why one would choose one over the other, for both choises.
Personally I don’t like people who give unasked opinions regarding which OS I should use. (Unasked being key there).
Does it bother me if people shout about that they are changing to Linux while they don’t? Not at all. Does it bother me if people shout that I should change to Linux? Yes.
