Lemmy is so Linux-focused and people are surprisingly opinionated about it.
My PC still runs on Windows 10 and my phone is still Android 16. I just don’t care enough to bother changing cause I haven’t had any issues with my current setup.
I still use Windows 10 for my gaming rig. I only use Linux for servers. Rn the only server I have is my media server; it’s running off an old Samsung Galaxy S7 phone with a 2TB microSD card running Slackware.
How did you unlock the bootloader on a Samsung phone?
It was years ago, back when there was a viable workaround to get rid of Knox. Afaik, the S7 was the last phone that had any way to do that.
I’ve used all three OS, and I flat out prefer windows. I realize it’s a minority opinion here and that’s fine. People can use whatever OS works for them and as long as they are happy, good on them.
Well Darwin Law applies here too
I’ll switch to linux when it has something remotely comparable to AutoHotkey. Until then, I happily remain on windows. (Autokey and Python are not remotely comparable.)
CrossMacro exists, granted I had to weave through a bunch of other macro softwares to land on this one as I was looking for something similar to Logitech’s G-Hub macro system.
wayland 💔
Been a Mac user for 15 or so years. Then hackintosh and then when that died went to various Linux distros for my desktop but I use a M1 MacBook pro for work still and an M3 MacBook Pro for personal use. Tho I’m falling out of love with apple I enjoy the usability of macOS (at least past versions). Really wish Linux had that level of polish.
Which (in your opinion, dear reader) DE’s have the most promise of having the same level or better UX polish as MacOS? It would be a dream to contribute to a mass-usable, intuitive FOSS DE.
Ok so I don’t have any MAC machines and my primary daily driver for the past 10yrs has been Linux.
I’ve only got one Windows 10 MS Surface Pro laptop and I have to say that my Windows 10 Pro is unlike everyone else’s because I know exactly what to turn off and what to rename safely.
I prefer Linux but I don’t evangelise. Use what gets the job done the quickest.
I use everything.
Windows 10 still on my main desktop, although there is a Zorin nvme setup inside, just need to make the final change. Got a 3070 rtx a few years ago I barely get to use.
Windows server 2022 for my DNS/pinhole setup
Windows 10 LTSC for my seeding/downloading
Zorin on my main laptop
Zorin on my kids old renewed 12" MacBook air.
Windows 11 on my kids desktop with a local account. (he’s my guinea pig)
I just used opencore legacy patcher to put sanoma on a 2012 27" iMac that was meant to be recycled. Just ordered kit to take it apart and upgrade the hdd since it’s slow as fuck.
I have bazzite on an old Lenovo gaming laptop
Windows 11 for work
Husband uses genuine MacBook pro from 2016 or so
Truenas scale for my home file server and Plex media. Old secondhand AMD ryzen 7 3700x and as much ram I could find from recycling old devices. 4x 20TB drives I bought refurb in 2024 when I rebuilt it all, had had this thing almost 20 years, just upgrading as needed
Truenas scale (second) for my backups with Veeam, secondhand AMD ryzen 5 4500 and 32G recycled RAM.
Proxmox server for testing fun things.
I love dabbling in everything and keeping old hardware alive. Nearly all my hardware is from clients that needed their devices wiped and recycled. I destroy their data and save what I can for fun/education. Things that are just too old or unreliable or unsupported for businesses are great.
I wipe and reload many I can’t use, give them away. I think that’s all my stuff.
Macs are my daily driver and have been for decades. You’ll have to fight me to take mine.
I use Linux for VMs and NUCs and servers. Less than I did a decade ago, but that’s only because I have less energy to put into random projects as I get older. Gone are the late-night hackathons until 4am. I support mostly Windows at work.
I use Linux (though dual boot Windows for Fusion 360 and a lot of Windows at work), but if someone asks me about switching to Linux I don’t ram it down their throat. It’s good and all but it’s really not for everyone, and despite what people on here would have you think it’s certainly not as easy to use as Windows. You’re much more likely to run into a difficult problem and not know how to fix it though it’s changed a bit since you can just get Claude to take a look at things now. Windows can have annoyances but generally you can live with them.
Linux, I think, is for people who are quite technical and people who aren’t technical at all (and just need a web browser). For the people inbetween Linux can be a struggle. It’s improving incredibly quickly but the out-of-the-box experience is still pretty terrible (looking especially at KDE here).
out-of-the-box experience is still pretty terrible (looking especially at KDE here).
I have to wonder how long ago you used KDE. It has very sane defaults these days, and arguably has since the Plasma 5 days.
It’s good and all but it’s really not for everyone, and despite what people on here would have you think it’s certainly not as easy to use as Windows.
Absolutely. You have to be prepared for things to not work the first time and have basic troubleshooting skills to investigate, even if the answer is simple.
I deal with people who freak the fuck out if their app isn’t pinned to their taskbar. I’ve learned to deal with these people, I would never in a million years talk tech to these people in a serious manner.
people are surprisingly opinionated about it.
Getting repeatedly burned by soulless multibillion dollar comanies tends to do that to a person.
That, plus this is a FOSS service. You don’t come to Lemmy if you don’t like FOSS to some extent, so it follows that people would gravitate towards a FOSS OS too.
Yes I use a MacBook to remote into my Linux boxes. Because Apple hardware is just so much better than anything else you can buy, and zsh terminal is fine. I would probably put Linux on it if I could, though to be honest the ergonomics and vertical integration with MacOS is just very good, and I’d have to really consider tradeoffs. Like swapping and memory management on MacOS is just magic on Apple silicon. I have a thinkpad with Debian as my “utility knife” laptop, and it has 8GB more, slower RAM, but my M2 MBP is significantly smoother even on stuff like FreeCAD which it is basically a RAM/swap stress test.
Can you explain what you mean by “ergonomics” when talking about an OS? I’m kinda confused.
Basically the user experience is well thought out, polished, and high quality. The workflows are mostly intuitive for doing basic things. The only exception to this is the lack of repository and package manager. The .dmg drag and drop thing is… honestly kind of jarring.
Ok. I’ve only used it in terms of like how physically comfortable a thing is, so this makes a lot more sense.
I have 3 Win11 PC’s and a Win11 laptop. My Plex server runs on Win11 as well. Rock solid.
I’m in the Apple ecosystem, hardware-wise, and pretty happy about it. Not much to discuss, if other people feel differently, that’s fine.
I agree on the hardware front.
I made the choice to move from windows to Mac for my work-provided laptop and I absolutely love it for track pad alone. I have never used another machine where the track pad worked so well. The movement feels natural in relation to how the cursor moves on the screen and the gestures seem so reasonable for my mind.
I’m always open to suggestions when it comes to better hardware but, right now, I can’t see changing away because I like the feel so much.
After the fappening Apple actually started to care about privacy whereas Google just got worse in every aspect. So yeah, I believe you are happy with it. I’ll stick to Android/GrapheneOS nonetheless until we eventually get a true alternative.
My only complaint Hardware wise is all the extra lengths that Apple go to to make sure that things are less upgradable etc.
I’m not defending Apple, but they made a choice. Less repairable, but more durable. Needing repairs less vs. being easier to repair.
Have they succeeded in “needing repairs less”? Arguable. But for the iPhone, few phone last as long as long as you take even minimal care of it.
Also, the vast majority of laptops are not upgradeable, never have been.
Only the desktops have this issue. And for the more “normal” desktops, they are actually upgradeable. At least the last version of them was. Not sure if it will be still when the update it… wouldn’t count on it. Like I said it’s clear Apple made their choice.
A MBP is super easy to open up compared to just about every other shitty piece of plastic held together by clips molded into the case.
All laptops I own are upgradeable. I didn’t buy them with that in mind. I just bought most of them cheap and used on eBay. The most recent one I got I upgraded the m.2 WiFi to wifi6 a few years ago. Bumped it from 16 to 32GB of ram. 256Gb Nvme to 1Tb.They even sell 4k panels for them. Though that is a very Advanced upgrade. The only thing I can’t upgrade is the CPU and the Apu inside.
All modern apple silicon desktops or laptops have soldered in Ram and proprietary storage. All of them. Unfortunately this seems to be a trend that other manufacturers are looking to follow. The storage is technically kind of upgradable. But you have to jump through massive Hoops to do so compared to any standard computer.
Maintaining a system? Apple has many pieces hardware locked to a system. Going to get a replacement board for your apple silicon laptop? Good luck. If you get lucky it might not be hardware locked. This was one of the major bullshit things that got Louis Rossman on his right to repair campaign specifically.
Durability? Yes Apple Hardware is way more durable than your standard 200 dollar cheap chromebook. But if you look at similarly priced devices. Most of the time they’re just as durable. I would actually like apple silicon if it wasn’t for all the anti-repair anti-competition lockdown that they performed. If Apple would just provide basic device trees Etc allowing the BSD and Linux communities to build their software for their devices. They would be my preferred Hardware. But they and Qualcomm are notoriously bad about that. Leaving everyone to feel around in the dark reverse engineering things needlessly.
Me too ✌🏻 I like it, the hardware is rock solid and software-wise I try my best not to get too far into the walled garden. It’s a good compromise
I use all three. Hopping between them made me appreciate the effort that went into commercial systems a lot more, from UX to compatibility to forward thinking.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20040513-00/?p=39353
Same here. Have been using all three for 3+ decades. Have also dabbled in BeOS, Amiga OS, the other unixes, CP/M, and other forgotten platforms.
I find most of the complaints about windows to be way overblown, company policies aside. If you invest a lttle time setting up your environment properly, using things Sophia script, then you can have a very functional, stable, non-telemerty broadcasting Windows system.
