Seasons of Jason
I really don't understand how people tolerate #Windows. I booted back into my Windows 11 install tonight, and it was a total shit show.
AMD graphics driver needed to update, but it couldn't because there was a Windows update pending. When that finally finished and I rebooted, the graphics driver update took a solid 15 minutes (I have gigabit internet...)
And then the ads: "Try Xbox Game Pass!" "Turn on your OneDrive backup!"
Meanwhile, the system is running SO SLOW compared to Kubuntu.
Seasons of Jason
And I don't say this because I'm some diehard Linux fanboy with tunnel vision drinking the kool-aid.
I use macOS too. And I have no incentive to get people to switch to Linux (like "Read my #Linux articles" or "Follow my Linux gaming channel).
No, I'm just saying this because Windows is objectively a terrible user experience, and it runs like crap.
Seasons of Jason
@beemdvp Right? Give any Windows install about 3 to 6 months, and you'll be begging for a nuke and pave because of how slow and unreliable it has become.
beemdvp.xrd
@killyourfm you're right. Windows is actually even on its own terrible. I need it though but it's still such a bad experience. It boots up and always seems to deteriorate overtime
Seasons of Jason
@BenjaminNelan Oh that's just dirty and shameful.
Benjamin
@killyourfm I helped a friend recently with their new Windows 11 laptop because their email account (Outlook) was no longer receiving emails. It said they'd run out of space and needed to upgrade even though they have hardly any emails.
Turns out when Microsoft gets you to enable OneDrive to 'Backup' your computer, it chews into the free space they've given you for email. Their desktop had a bunch of photos and documents that had filled their cloud storage up, so now their email didn't work.
Seasons of Jason
@Jojonintendo If large (or small, really) companies scaled up that wasted time across the entire organization, I wonder if they'd think twice about using Windows...
Jojonintendo
@killyourfm Yeah, part of my work day is maintaining my company laptop, updating it, watching it install dodgy software, rebooting all the time, etc. I waste so much time because of Windows things.
Mina
Not to speak of that (in my case also Kubuntu, but it could be others), my 14 years old Aldi laptop stills boots in a few seconds and runs all typical consumer software without any problems. Even Kdenlive.
This is also a question of sustainability.
Isn't it absurd that we produce tons and tons of electronic waste, because of the decisions of a single software company?
Ryuno-Ki
@killyourfm The other day I had to install the drivers on Windows 10 for our Brothers printer (raffle prize from my Ubuntu Users days!).
According to Brother, it should work ™ out of the box®.
Turned out I had to search for the model in some Advanced Settings. That loaded in minutes.
Then updating the driver in some hidden corner for Optional Updates (like also Firmware updates that stalled since YEARS).
People pay for this?!
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