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[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I grew up on Mac and only switched to Windows when I was 30. lol

I still wonder what Linux is like… It’s probably cool.

[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, the time to find out is now :)

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would love to try it out, but if there is one thing that will make me want to set the world on fire: it’s tech issues lmfao Not saying that’s what the experience is like, I just kinda get that impression from memes and shit

The setup does not seem undaunting lmao

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The setup for most distros is actually extremely easy. Much faster and easier than Windows, for sure.

I was scared to switch for so long, and my only regret has been that I didn't do it sooner.

[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

It's as painless to install Linux as it is to install Windows. In fact these days Linux might be the easy one.

Give it a try sometime, you could be pleasantly surprised.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Depending on when and how deep your Mac experience was, it might be an easy switch. Despite its numerous failings MacOS, from OSX onwards, is a Unix. In particular a BSD, via NeXTSTEP.

[–] SupremeDonut@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh shit, same here! Were you surprised to learn how much basic stuff you didn't know?

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be honest, not really. But I guess I got acclimated to Windows through the computers at my schools, so maybe that’s why.

I will admit, the environment feels more ‘open’ even if utilizing that openness is convoluted or requires more technical skills.

I think the main draw for me was the hardware and the ability to ‘easily’ replace it. Can’t do that on an iMac lol

[–] SupremeDonut@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

True, haha. Yeah I thought I was pretty computer savvy, then I got my first Windows machine a couple years ago, and boy was I wrong!

I still use a mac for work, but now I get frustrated with all the loopholes that comes with.