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Sorta but not really, it's ubiquitous now so it almost has to be on new hardware, and Microsoft offers big discounts for OEM versions. They lose money to guarantee it stays the default I guess? Either way, I still don't think there's a lot of people actively choosing it.

Windows is fine at being an OS, most of the time it just works. I think the exact same thing is true of certain Linux distros, especially for the average user who could load it up, browse the internet and watch videos without ever breaking or having to debug anything.

If we're purely talking about the OS. Forget software or imagine you're exclusively using software that works fine on both. I think Linux is a much nicer experience. It has really improved over the years.

Obviously we can't just ignore software, though, and that's a huge part of why Windows is still so popular. But another huge part is that Microsoft pays a lot of money to make it the default OS on lots of hardware. I can't even think of a single person I know who chose windows, it's just what companies use and what most computers come with pre-installed. Companies like it because Microsoft provide tech support. There are many reasons why Windows is so popular that have nothing to do with the user experience.

I mean you can break Windows enough to have to debug it every five minutes, too, that would also be frustrating.

For the average user who isn't tinkering with everything Linux is a pretty smooth and pleasant experience.

Also I'm not mystified by Windows' market dominance, but we all know the reason isn't because it simply provides a better experience. Most Windows users have no choice in the matter as it's just the default.

Also software availability doesn't have much to do with the OS. It's a reason I don't use Linux more, but it's not something the OS does poorly. It's something software developers do poorly.

We have found the one Windows fan on Lemmy!

I still use windows almost entirely because of certain software I need for work. But if not for that I'd switch in a heartbeat, I'm not the most tech savvy person but in my experience Linux is much nicer and easier to use and if you need to debug it every 5 minutes you're doing something very wrong. The only downside is software support which I'd argue isn't the fault of Linux.

Yeah, an AP picture was posted to twitter and then the photographer was banned lol.

I am a vegan and applaud your moral consistency. News articles like this are full of fake outrage by people who support the animal ag industry that commits worse crimes at massively larger scales every single day. In regards to animal welfare this guy and the puppy killer are only very marginally worse than anyone else.

edit: obligatory downvotes by people who want to be mad at animal abuse while supporting animal abuse.

I went full steam ahead down the keyboard nerd rabbit hole for a little while and ended up with a split matrix board that I can fully remap to how I like so I never have to worry about windows and I can make a button toggle to qwerty for games. Obviously that's a bit more than what most people need or are willing to do, but I love it, I actually enjoy using a keyboard now.

I've never been an incel but I've always sympathised because I feel like I easily could have become one. Seeing a therapist and learning the basics of Cognitive Bias Therapy is what I attribute to helping me out of a lot of those 'thought loops'.

It's nice hearing stories about people who've escaped it.

Power users probably just use hotkeys and type, Gnome is attractive and stays out of your way. That said - I like Plasma, too. That's the fun of Linux, it's so customisable to each person's needs.

I changed away from qwerty and now my wrist pain is gone. I get this is meant to be funny but for real, don't be afraid to rethink old behaviors. It didn't take that long and the benefits are great (for me).✌️

Yeah, I did something for work where I had to study up about it and instead of being angry it's just kind of a fun fact. I don't actually mind what people say, I think everyone understands what you mean regardless.

Nah, but if you count the distance between eyebrows and hairline in fingers - it's about two fingers as opposed to the usual four.