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This is why scientists shouldn't use Windows. Well, nobody should, but relevant to the post, this is why scientists shouldn't.
we used Macs at my last lab
I hated them because I'm a Linux nerd but at least they were reliable
(I suppose if my research PC ran Linux I'd spend all my time configuring it instead of researching...!)
Updating my computers from Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04 was a whole day process. It doesn’t help that the upgrade tool requires you to press enter every so often.
(Yeah yeah I should try other distros. I’ll play with other distros when I’m not spending my time as pictured in the meme.)
(To be clear this is on a couple computer I personally own. The ones the lab owns are on Ubuntu 20.04 if I’m lucky…)
Yes, but atleast you can choose when you want to do that, you clan plan ahead and block out a day specifically for just updating.
Can't say the same about a windows update. (Sometimes you can put it off till a certain date, if you catch it)
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Why shouldn't people use windows?
You can't expect the average person to be tech savvy enough to use Linux and most people cannot afford a Mac. Especially in developing countries.
Windows is the best OS for the average person. Just not for advanced users such as researchers
You don't need to be tech savvy to use Linux there are more than enough distros where you need as much knowledge as you need to use windows I wouldn't call everybody how owns a steam deck a tech savvy person. The only user friendly advantage is that Windows comes for some reason preinstalled on almost every device. If this weren't the case and the average consumers had a choice the picture would be very different.
The reason is that M$ pays the manufacturer to put their crapware on it
You can't expect the average person to be tech savvy enough to use Linux
I don't understand. They are tech savvy enough to use Windows tho (and not be used by it)?