Re:Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
by Zhyl on Friday October 22, 2021 @11:38AM
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It's worth noting that desktop Linux has improved remarkably in the last 5 years.
I know that this is always said, but compared to, say, 2012 when Windows 8 was announced we have:
* Youtube, Netflix and other services that Windows 7 users would have taken for granted that weren't available by default on Linux
* Stable drivers for infamous Wifi problems
* Thousands of games working since Proton was released in 2018 [0]
* Anti-cheat support announced by EAC and Battleye earlier this year [1]
* Easier install processes
I think the knee-jerk HN backlash against Linux in comments like these is getting less and less justified. There's certainly still reasons that you could be flippant and sarcastic about Linux. It still is at only 1-3% of the marketshare after all, but I don't think you can compare it to previous versions of Windows in the same way anymore.
I know that this is always said, but compared to, say, 2012 when Windows 8 was announced we have:
* Youtube, Netflix and other services that Windows 7 users would have taken for granted that weren't available by default on Linux
* Stable drivers for infamous Wifi problems
* Thousands of games working since Proton was released in 2018 [0]
* Anti-cheat support announced by EAC and Battleye earlier this year [1]
* Easier install processes
I think the knee-jerk HN backlash against Linux in comments like these is getting less and less justified. There's certainly still reasons that you could be flippant and sarcastic about Linux. It still is at only 1-3% of the marketshare after all, but I don't think you can compare it to previous versions of Windows in the same way anymore.
[0] https://protondb.com
[1] https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/valve-making-linux-anti-c...