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To clarify, not my review but found it hilarious. I'm female, don't work in tech & have had convos about OS - but gave no recommendations.
Also - upvoted everyone - this is the first time one of my posts has gotten any action at all in my 3.5 years of semi-lurking <3
PoppaBigBear
But I do have those conversations.
johnvictor
It's not like Microsoft really gives people a choice anymore anyway.
MustBeThatDutchDude
3 Words: spyware.
jacurtis
"Dude you should check out this new operating system i discovered the other day. It's call windows. You should try it out."
gaidinbdj
I've recommended Windows 10 to friends and colleagues. Despite all the bitching (a lot just because it's something new) it's pretty good.
honeybunss
My computer had a forced windows 10 update(I never had the option to say no or later), it never booted back up. My hard drive was toast.
xiongmao1337
Try all the Linux distros I have and you might not think that anymore.
craze
I need this guy to understand his experiences are not everyone else's experiences.
piratica108
He probably does haha
Killertortilla
Yeah... they do...
TCGView
I've been asked at least 5 times in my life.
HappyJello
You would be surprised how often "What is your favorite operating system?" comes up. Not often, but I've been asked it before
jigglypuff66
He's never met a Penguinista.
AMatureTwink
You've NEVER recommended a certain piece of technology to someone? This isn't the 1950s you know people do talk about this stuff quite often
boognish115
"Hey man. How's your wife? How's your kids? How's your operation system doing?"
thatVoIPdude
Because if I recommend something tech-related, anything that breaks down for any reason suddenly becomes my problem.
kantaloupe
I've spent a decent amount of time talking about differences between linux distros.
initVI
However most (somewhat tech savvy) people don't understand them.
IdiotMcNoobtard
Can you help me install a Facebook? I really want to tweet on the Instant Gram.
baldewok
Different Linux distros are worth discussing, the important thing to understand is that they are all Linux, just configured differently.
xSquireRamza9
Everyone here saying they actually do talk about OSs w/ others, but are any of you REALLY ever gonna recommend Win10 over anything but Win8?
PietroAretino
SaturnineCult
I feel like Linux guys do this all the time.
Morkboosic
Never talking about an os with anyone? You live a sorry life my good sir
Dracotrapnet
Reminds me of when purchasing asked me to get a 2nd and 3rd quote for Microsoft licensing. We could go linux or Mac I guess...
PietroAretino
NZSheeps
I recommended people NOT to install Windows 10 - Does that count?
MisterLemons
Windows 10 is the Mac of windows OS: revoked usability so its more user friendly.
XanderWrites
You've never discussed "not sure if I like Win 10, should have stayed with XP"
NZSheeps
XP? MS-DOS 6.1 for ever!
PastaMeCrazy
You hang in the wrong circles.
Marikhen
No, I'm pretty sure that "Would not recommend Windows 10" is the right circle.
TheOneTrueJoebot
Clearly your friends are not Linux users. I've seen hour long conversations on Debian vs Ubuntu Vs Mint
Hendlton
I've barely used Linux but past the very obvious differences, I don't see any.
Tonight0nSickSadWorld
add Arch and Manjaro to that list and you have me and my friend talking today
zekesonxx
But they're the same fucking thing! Manjaro is just Arch with an installer and worse dev team!
excepttheoneswhoaredead
no one talks about fedora anymore
notabrainlet
We sure used to.
excepttheoneswhoaredead
what happened?
ChloeRed
aah, modern short conversations. Emacs vers vi used to go on for days.. ;)
treebread
VIM is for lunatics!
ChloeRed
I didn't say vim.. that's more modern! ;)
treebread
Fair enough!
PietroAretino
What's there to discuss everyone is Debian is the god tier distro. Everything else is for plebs and capitalistic pigs
treebread
Maybe I don't just don't wanna spend three hours configuring my windowing system xp
PietroAretino
The fact that you are using a GUI is disgusting.
treebread
Are you working solely through bash in a desktop environment? There are people who care about you man, you don't have to hurt yourself!
PietroAretino
Lol. I'm just stirring up trouble. Though on a daily basis, it's like 60% CLI and 40% GUI. 30% of that GUI is my phone.
TheOneTrueJoebot
PietroAretino
How all internet conversations are made
Catsandbutts
Also the fact that Windows 10 really does suck.
kingoftacos
y tho
Marikhen
I gave Windows 10 a 30 day test and had more game issues than 30 months of Windows 7 as well 10 sabotaging itself twice.
Marikhen
Hell, I never got Dragon Age: Origins to work under Windows 10, and after 24 hours and dozens of reinstalls I quit trying for a proper one.
Catsandbutts
Because it decided to self install on my laptop, I cancelled it, it rebooted on its own and said there was no OS. Also the layout sucks.
causality
In W7 if I want a desktop shortcut to, say, Paint I open the start menu and start typing in "paint". When Paint shows up in the results
causality
I can click and drag it onto the desktop or right click and hit "add shortcut to desktop" neither of which work in W10.
kingoftacos
i just did what you're describing in Windows 10, I just had to open the file location first.
causality
Exactly. It forces you into a pointless extra step. No part of Windows 10 should be inferior to Windows 7 but it is.
causality
Instead, in W10, you have to add it to the start menu, then drag it onto the desktop, then delete the unwanted start menu shortcut.
Youareobscure
I add stuff I use a lot to the taskbar, and I hate desktop icons
DontAskMeAboutMyUsernameOkay
As the family "tech guy", I get asked questions like this ALL the time.
MisterValyrianStealYourGirl
O????M????G????!!! This speaks to me on a cellular level!
MisterValyrianStealYourGirl
Suppoed to be "O[handclap] M[handclap] G[handclap]!!!" Emojis show as question marks, changing the tone of the comment.
webberjo
Same here. My mom didn't understand the concept of HDMI ports. She thought the cable from the DVR -had- to be in slot 2 to work.
toriapinklotus
My father and I regularly have these discussion. Especially as he's windows and I'm mac.
justanotheruserhidingout
Same, I've spent what feels like days talking about this to family members
CrazyZonie
Maybe @Op's family has seen his work and are exploring other avenues for tech support.
taylaria
It wasn't my review, just something I found amusing. I'm a girl. I don't have a tech job!
chupathingy99
I'm still trying to get my family onto Linux.
CwissMe
But do they know about your username?
CheeseEatingMonkey
And you recommend Linux every time?
w1n5t0ns
As a tech guy i would never recommend linux, id never hear the end of their problems with it.
SirLagz
I got my wife onto Linux and she had less problems than on Windows...now she needs Windows for her study and she complains constantly.
MundaneFinality
For a random family member who wants familiar wimp interfaces? What a horrible recommendation.
MEMRITV
Well its not that windows is a bad choice, besides i dont think grandma will learn how to use linux
MrMantastic
Elementary OS is pretty idiot-proof, I've found. Like a feature-starved OSX.
Hendlton
I was about to say, my dad wants me to build a computer for him and he wouldn't be happy if I just installed Linux because it's "better".
nishioka80
Get your shit together nana, all you have to do is check your dependencies and recompile the kernel! This is basic stuff.
TheLastFireBender
I installed ubuntu in my grandmas pc when she needed to change from xp. And she asks me too fix the tv when someone changes the channel. 1\
TheLastFireBender
I would say that in is most cases ubuntu is simpler than windows. 2\
kantaloupe
Psssst, hey kid? want to try FreeBSD?
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billyunsnbillyuns
Nah man I got that good-good, some prime Palo Alto straight from the fields
MrMantastic
Welcome to the niche corner.
rbudrick
Gotchyer free SBD right here.
CheeseEatingMonkey
I need my Arch Linux with PREMPT RT
Th3H1ghlander
Gentoo, compile kernel yourself?