I’m trying to wrap my head around the fact that 10-15 years ago Linux was the OS with the worst UX, now it’s the one with the best UX.
Because it’s made by volunteers who only care about the result and their users, but Microsoft and Apple mostly care only about themselves.
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I can' t tell you really.
But when I started my new job this year, after 4 years of abscence from Windows, I thought by myself:"Holy sh***, what kind of crappy OS is that?"
Alone, that you are forced to have an MS Account. Permanent tracking in the background for free.
A subscription and/or licensing model, that makes you lose your mind, if you don' t have a rocket science degree.
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A company behind the OS that supports fascists and genocide.
A Software, locked so tidely, that noone can tell, what kind of crap it does behind your back.
And many more, I would say.
@alexkaessner In short, on Linux as a user I feel in charge. On other platforms I feel I’m just along for the ride.
Specifically: ads, the need to click on “maybe later”, “don’t share my data”, interruptions, updates installed suddenly while restarting the computer, bugs, inconsistent UI.
Both Windows and macOS have pretty bad system preferences dialogs.
When I installed Bazzite on my gaming PC I was blown away by its preferences (KDE?), everything was discoverable, in an intuitive UI.
No "Maybe later" dialogs. None. Every dialogue without "No" option is a middle finger shown to the user.
No Microsoft account required to use the computer. No forced feature previews. No sudden changes on functionality to chase the new hype. No advertisements in the OS search bar or notification area.
Stability is a big thing. How do elderly keep up with all the stuff Microsoft puts into Windows, all the sudden changes in UI? Install RedHat or Ubuntu LTS and your OS and supplications are stable for many years.
Obviously, for power users it's leagues beyond Windows. There's no discussion.
@OndrejMirtes "Best" is subjective.
I personally find it very annoying that Gnome has gone heavily into "touch enabled", forcing me to install the old Nautilus to replace "Files" because working with files has become near to impossible without having a tree-view.
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