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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by Spearchucker on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:22AM (#25108700)
Counter example I've been using bluetooth for keyboard, mouse and headphones on my Surface Pro 1 since the Surface Pro 1 was released in I think 2013 or 2014. Never reinstalled Windows, and it works to this day as it did on day 1. I use it 3/4 times a week for maybe 5 hours when I'm not at my PC.

I used to try Linux once a year or so but gave up doing that a few years ago because there is no single place to go to for answers and it's a time sink. The operating system needs to get out of my way so that I can make software. Windows does that.

I'm sure bias has a lot to do with my perception, I'm ok with that.

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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by lukeschlather on Monday November 16, 2020 @10:07AM (#25112521)
It might be that the Surface laptops legitimately "just work." I am using a bleeding-edge MSI gaming laptop and its drivers are very bad. Bluetooth is just the easiest problem to identify and point at in a single word.
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