• GustavoM@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “But can Linux install things via a single .exe file? HAHAH EAT IT NERD!”

    - 10’ish years ago past me, before discovering the magical wonders of the package manager

    • RQG@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I found since people are used to app stores, I’ve had a much easier time convincing people to try out Linux. My mom even said that she always wished her windows PC had a proper app store.

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        1 year ago

        I think it’s still important to explain the key difference between an “app store” and a package repository: the latter isn’t a “store” because everything is free.

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    1 year ago

    Windows 11 takes your money, gives you ads, sells your information and ignores your bug reports and feature requests

    KDE is free, ad-free and open to contribution

    I think we have a clear winner here

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      1 year ago

      But can it run proprietary software used in the industry? From Excel to Photoshop, if you are in a collaborative professional environment, you can’t run away from those, and don’t tell me you can use the alternatives in Linux, because no, you can’t. This is not linux fault, but it’s still an issue you can’t handwave.

      I love linux, but you can’t expect people to adopt it just because it’s objectively better than windows.

  • MasterNerd@lemm.ee
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    Kinda weird that they’re calling it an OS, but ig they’re just trying to cater to the windows audience