• Sprite
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    50
    arrow-down
    17
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    deleted by creator

    • HC4L@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      25
      arrow-down
      5
      ·
      1 year ago

      Sorry but I hate this argument. Most people use a phone for that anyway. And my 70 year old mom is going to ask my dad and if he can’t fix the problem someone else and guess what. They never worked with Linux. I can tell you that a lot of the buttons and controls have looked the same in Windows for way too long. Admittedly from Windows 10/11 this gets worse.

      Also they will need software from the local photo place, some shit old legacy app that they refuse to let go, banking software that isn’t Linux compatible… it’s never “just browsing” from my experience and it’s not worth the hassle. Especially if I’m cornering myself by becoming the only 24/7 on-call admin for my family.

      • hperrin@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        I switched my mom to Linux back in 2014, and she hasn’t had problems with it (except every 2 years when she makes me update her to the new version of Ubuntu, because she doesn’t want to do it herself). My dad has tried to switch her back to Windows, but she likes Ubuntu better. He eventually switched too after he retired and we built him a computer. He uses it for browser+light gaming, and Linux works well for both now. (He was familiar with Linux as part of his job, so it wasn’t hard for him to get used to the switch. Though he was really only familiar with the terminal.)

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        1 year ago

        Your argument sounds like it was formed in 2005 when desktop software was the rule and not the exception

    • generally would have agreed with you but since i got a new Monitor i have had nothing but Problems.

      Granted i don’t make it Easy for Linux by having 3 monitors at 4K:60Hz 1440p:144Hz 1080p:60Hz but still

      all my Browsers always crash. I assume it has to do with Scaling since they like to especially crash when i move them between monitors. Then Gnome randomly crashes. It’s a nightmare.

      was forced to come back to Windows 11 because of all that Bullshit. I guess the upside is much better Security on Windows, but still. Although that added Security is pretty useless since every fucking Program needs administrator rights for some inconceivable reason.