Over the last decade or so I've tried to switch to Linux a bunch of times. This will probably be my final attempt.
Almost everything is already working on Linux, I can play all the games I like, there are good open source or free proprietary alternatives for all the software I use. I truly believe we are approaching the year of Linux desktop.
I imagine a lot of people would find that absolutely nothing ties them to Windows anymore, even gamers with things like Steam Proton often find their needs met.
i absolutely concede the gamers dont have too much of an excuse anymore, unless you play some specific games that are windows-only (or, more accurately, where the anti-cheat malware is windows-only).
but for some reason, these announcements/conversations always leave out the biggest share of windows users, who also happen to be the slowest to change: governments and large institutions (banks, hospitals, universities).
it will be decades yet for them to switch off windows.
another often overlooked one: small businesses that use quickbooks (which is thousands and thousands of small businesses). or engineering firms that use solidworks (or other CAD)
so, yes, for home use it is a fantastic time to explore non-windows options, absolutely. but it aint the "year of the linux desktop" yet, and wont be for awhile, if you count government and institutions.
Year of the Linux Desktop began for me last year. All the games I play work, and that's mostly what I do at home. Work is also a Linux desktop, because our build system runs there anyways so may as well use it directly (though some still work primarily from windows/mac laptops and ssh into their desktop). Only windows machine I have left is my work laptop because IT doesn't offer Linux laptops, but it's basically just a thin client to access my desktop away from the office.
Unless you’re a gamer or have other specific use cases, that’s it. 500$ and it does what you need.
From a corporate pov, I know I’d rather support 500 Neos over 500 generic laptops. One vendor is responsible for everything. No bickering between Intel , Microsoft and Lenovo when things go wrong.
I reckon schools will get the Neo for 450 to 400 at volume. And app developers have to meet good software again, your end user only has eight gigs of RAM.
I was finally able to switch from Windows laptop to MacBook Pro at work for development, and so many problems and irritants just instantly disappeared.
WSL is a nice piece of engineering but it's nowhere near as seamless as MacOS X where the entire system is built on top of a BSD compatibility layer.
Also I suspect IT at my company don't devote as many resources to messing up Macs with malware and spyware of various sorts as they do with Windows.
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Almost everything is already working on Linux, I can play all the games I like, there are good open source or free proprietary alternatives for all the software I use. I truly believe we are approaching the year of Linux desktop.
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I imagine a lot of people would find that absolutely nothing ties them to Windows anymore, even gamers with things like Steam Proton often find their needs met.i absolutely concede the gamers dont have too much of an excuse anymore, unless you play some specific games that are windows-only (or, more accurately, where the anti-cheat malware is windows-only).
but for some reason, these announcements/conversations always leave out the biggest share of windows users, who also happen to be the slowest to change: governments and large institutions (banks, hospitals, universities).
it will be decades yet for them to switch off windows.
another often overlooked one: small businesses that use quickbooks (which is thousands and thousands of small businesses). or engineering firms that use solidworks (or other CAD)
so, yes, for home use it is a fantastic time to explore non-windows options, absolutely. but it aint the "year of the linux desktop" yet, and wont be for awhile, if you count government and institutions.
Unless you’re a gamer or have other specific use cases, that’s it. 500$ and it does what you need.
From a corporate pov, I know I’d rather support 500 Neos over 500 generic laptops. One vendor is responsible for everything. No bickering between Intel , Microsoft and Lenovo when things go wrong.
I reckon schools will get the Neo for 450 to 400 at volume. And app developers have to meet good software again, your end user only has eight gigs of RAM.
WSL is a nice piece of engineering but it's nowhere near as seamless as MacOS X where the entire system is built on top of a BSD compatibility layer.
Also I suspect IT at my company don't devote as many resources to messing up Macs with malware and spyware of various sorts as they do with Windows.