A lot of it is just people parroting the same old boring tropes. They couldn't believe Linux had gotten easier to use than windows. I know this. I installed Windows few days ago. I can't install steam or chromium without getting blocked by windows. I have to download it from external sites while both of these are available in the software store on Ubuntu. It didn't nag me to login, switched my browser to edge after updates, forced me to read a marketing manual before starting the OS.

The search is useless. On Linux, it's so much better.

I had to download and run a bunch of scripts to get rid of the amount of data it was sending back home. I had to remove the bloat and ads it came with.

Give https://pop.system76.com/ a try if you don't believe that Linux is easier to use. Most people don't need to open the terminal anymore.

> I know this. I installed Windows few days ago. I can't install steam or chromium without getting blocked by windows.

Sorry what do you mean you can't install steam or chromium in Windows? Millions of people run this software on Windows. - A mint user.

Windows smart screen. I can install it but sometimes it is trigger happy so I have to go through a pop up.

That's not really the same as not being able to run these apps, don't you think?

But besides this bad example, I agree with you. Windows has always been a black box, but as time goes by it's become a stupid black box. It feels so incredibly refreshing when I go back to Linux and I feel in control of the entire system. Almost like a physical sensation.

For me, no.

For my grandpa, yes. Windows smart screen hides the run anyway button as more info link.

The new MBP that I just got got befuddled by my bluetooth mouse (Razer Mamba X), to the point that it was literally unusable for a few hours...

While OSX was demanding that I identify a bluetooth keyboard... I don't have a bluetooth keyboard at all.

OSX is buggy and getting less and less usable. I'm finding myself working on Ubuntu and Windows more, than OSX these days.