uszo165Oct 20

Windows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call their "biggest launch ever"

https://futurology.today/post/6884130

Windows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call their "biggest launch ever" - Futurology Today

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Show threadQuazatronOct 20
I’m old enough to have seen this “flocking” several times. Some people stay and are pleasantly surprised. Most people go back a few weeks/months later, and leave a “Linux suxx” post behind them. I don’t expect this time will be any different, and that’s totally fine.
Show threadHolytimes

Desktops only frankly became remotely useable to normal people with recent revisions of things like kde…

Between that and software actually finally started becoming remotely reliable in like 2022-2023 for your avg windows user.

Comparing the past to now is not reliable fair.

More progress towards making things normal user friendly have happened in the last 3-5 years then the last 20.

Oct 21 at 3:52amWeb
Show threadNibodhikaOct 21
Let me guess, you might have tried Linux on n the past but only really started using Linux full time around 2021/2022, because every time I see someone saying “Linux only became user friendly around year X” is always around a 1 year mark after they started using it daily, because it’s a lot more a matter of being used to than actual usability. I have been using KDE since 2004, and while things have changed it wasn’t all that much, I don’t remember any big usability refactor or anything of the sort happening, I’m fairly confident that if I were to put you to use a KDE 3.5 UI you would feel right at home.
Show threadDamageOct 21
Yeah of all the potential Linux issues you could point out, DE usability really isn’t on the map