Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮Windows: forces adverts on you, even though you paid for it.
Linux: free, does not do that.
Claudius (legacy account)@gamingonlinux Ubuntu included Amazon results in the search in, I think, 2008?
Carbonara@claudius @gamingonlinux you know, Linux is a Kernel, you can pick any linux distro you want
@Carbonara
Yeah. A kernel by itself is not exactly useful, and when you say "Linux" as compared to Windows, I think "kernel" is not what most people will think of first.
@gamingonlinux
Yeah. A kernel by itself is not exactly useful, and when you say "Linux" as compared to Windows, I think "kernel" is not what most people will think of first.
@gamingonlinux
@claudius @gamingonlinux sure but neither is Ubuntu. If one distro ships ads, there are plenty more to try
@Carbonara As one that is _often_ suggested to people starting out with linux, Ubuntu very much is in a place to be compared to windows. And as one of the most common distributions out there, maybe tied with Arch, I really think it is fair to bring it up in this case.
I could also cite the most used product containing the linux kernel if you like, android, and this very much also contains a TON of ads and tracking.
@claudius not anymore the most adviced. I always see people mentioning Fedora, Mint, sometimes PopOS, even Debian.
The Android you are referring to is the one which ships with the G services, but there are other Android distros like GrapheneOS with privacy in mind. You always have an alternative!
On the other hand Windows is only Windows
@Carbonara ask 1000 people if they ever even heard of GrapheneOS or /e/ or Lineage. As for Fedora/PopOS etc, yes they are starting to be recommended, but Ubuntu still very much is the biggest animal around, especially for people who don't want to tinker with their systems.