How is it possible to hate your operating system?

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RetuenOfDevsman
03/07/2024
08:27 AM
#1
People always moan and wail about whatever the latest Windows happens to be when they comment

But like

You log in, you click an icon, and you're done dealing with it. How does an operating system cause such fury in like five seconds?

For the one in a thousand boots when you need to actually adjust something, Control Panel/Settings (depending on version). Boom.
Fluttershy
03/07/2024
08:30 AM
#2
You log in, you click an icon, and you're done dealing with it.

that'd be swell.
https://imgur.com/a7zbPmp.gif
Dakimakura
03/07/2024
08:31 AM
#3
Windows is a bit of a bloated mess that they just keep building on top of.
Bees
MegaTech
03/07/2024
08:31 AM
#4
People will exaggerate any kind of slight change on anything. Especially online.
That one bloke with a haggard smirk, whereabouts unknown, puttin in that cloak and dagger work.
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Fluttershy
03/07/2024
08:32 AM
#5
when they're not taking the few good things they've ever done out of it.

like minesweeper
https://imgur.com/a7zbPmp.gif
RetuenOfDevsman
03/07/2024
08:33 AM
#6
Fluttershy posted...
when they're not taking the few good things they've ever done out of it.

like minesweeper
You can still find this stuff on the Internet, you know.

I installed and played Skifree back in the 7 era, for example.
Fluttershy
03/07/2024
08:35 AM
#7
i could also find the current debian build on the internet.
https://imgur.com/a7zbPmp.gif
ai123
03/07/2024
08:40 AM
#8
I dunno, I'm one of those people who uses a very limited number of things.

MS Office
Firefox
Thunderbird
Media player

So as long as I can click the button and they work, it's fine.

'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'.
RetuenOfDevsman
03/07/2024
08:42 AM
#9
Fluttershy posted...
i could also find the current debian build on the internet.
Also a good choice. My Linux machine runs Lubuntu, which is of course, debian-based.

I do actually prefer the Linux shell over Windows'.

Yeah... I'm one of those geeks who took it to the next level. I don't just dual boot. I actually have multiple PCs, lol. One for Windows, one x86 Linux machine, and one ARM Linux machine (that one being a RPi).
Naysaspace
03/07/2024
08:43 AM
#10
people just love to bitch. irrationally. see this topic
leafs rule
VeggetaX
03/07/2024
08:46 AM
#11
At my work we do patches and updates months after the releases because we don't want the cutting edge bugs.
Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple
Dictator of Nice Guys
Fluttershy
03/07/2024
08:47 AM
#12
Yeah... I'm one of those geeks who took it to the next level. I don't just dual boot. I actually have multiple PCs, lol.

and you've just had smooth sailing with windows 10?

you know, i was gonna bring up the bullshit i had to go through because of my gpu driver but i have never had luck with amd drivers.
https://imgur.com/a7zbPmp.gif
DarkDoc
03/07/2024
08:49 AM
#13
I haven't bought anything with a Microsoft logo since the 90s
Naysaspace
03/07/2024
08:51 AM
#14
Fluttershy posted...
i have never had luck with amd drivers.
i never have issues so that cancels you out
leafs rule
RetuenOfDevsman
03/07/2024
08:52 AM
#15
Fluttershy posted...
Yeah... I'm one of those geeks who took it to the next level. I don't just dual boot. I actually have multiple PCs, lol.

and you've just had smooth sailing with windows 10?

you know, i was gonna bring up the bullshit i had to go through because of my gpu driver but i have never had luck with amd drivers.
Pretty much. It took a couple tries when I added a second monitor of a different resolution and aspect ratio to get them both in the right resolution at the same time. Turns out I just had to disconnect and reconnect. I had guessed that was an Nvidia thing, but even if it wasn't, it took like fifteen minutes, one time, for a kinda niche use case. Big deal.
Fluttershy
03/07/2024
08:55 AM
#16
It took a couple tries when I added a second monitor to get them both in the right resolution at the same time. Turns out I just had to disconnect and reconnect. I had guessed that was an Nvidia thing, but even if it wasn't, it took like fifteen minutes, one time, for a kinda niche use case. Big deal.

i ended up having to fuck with group policy because it kept installing an older driver over the good one. i had to go digging to find that solution.

if you were to open your event viewer right now how would it look.
https://imgur.com/a7zbPmp.gif
DnDer
03/07/2024
09:00 AM
#17
RetuenOfDevsman posted...
I do actually prefer the Linux shell over Windows'.

Windows frustrates me because of how gnome changed my workflow and general quality of life as a DE.
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ooger
03/07/2024
09:03 AM
#18
Microsoft Teams is a hot mess.
Dumpy Trumpy: Inmate No. P01135809
RetuenOfDevsman
03/07/2024
04:12 PM
#19
ooger posted...
Microsoft Teams is a hot mess.
True
obsolete
03/07/2024
04:21 PM
#20
The Windows updates were starting to slow my old laptop so I installed Linux on it and it's running better than ever.
GeminiDeus
03/07/2024
04:25 PM
#21
The OS my work uses is fucking awful. It crashes multiple times a day, and it has crashed multiple times a day for nearly fucking a decade (when another company bought my work's company and switched to a new OS).
Without truth, there is nothing.
tankboy
03/07/2024
04:31 PM
#22
I love how random popups steal the focus when I'm typing quickly.
I love how there's no window borders, because why would I want to see several windows at once?
I love how undo sometimes works (in File Explorer) and sometimes doesn't.
I love how Windows can't decide if it's intended for a single user per account, or multiple users to share (as in a family computer).
I love how settings jump around across minor releases.

NoxObscuras
03/07/2024
04:38 PM
#23
RetuenOfDevsman posted...
Also a good choice. My Linux machine runs Lubuntu, which is of course, debian-based.

I do actually prefer the Linux shell over Windows'.

Yeah... I'm one of those geeks who took it to the next level. I don't just dual boot. I actually have multiple PCs, lol. One for Windows, one x86 Linux machine, and one ARM Linux machine (that one being a RPi).
What? If you know all of this then how are you confused by people hating a specific OS?

Like, I have no problems with Windows 10, but I hated Vista back in the day. Downgraded my new PC back to XP and kept that until Windows 7 came.
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CRON
03/07/2024
04:41 PM
#24
You can tailor any OS to your liking. If you're tired of Windows 11's updater constantly in the way, just use the Enterprise version. If you're tired of Windows altogether, use a Linux distro.

I've been thoroughly enjoying my own Windows 11 setup with no issues. There's barely any bloat and almost every major app/service has been replaced with FOSS.
Thanks for reading!
Thermador446
03/07/2024
04:42 PM
#25
RetuenOfDevsman posted...
Windows

"While you were wasting your time castrating a priceless antique, I was systematically feeding babies to hungry mutated puppies!" -The Monarch
Hornezz
03/07/2024
04:44 PM
#26
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/abe3c2a5.jpg
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tehzeldafanboy
03/07/2024
04:48 PM
#27
Fluttershy posted...
You log in, you click an icon, and you're done dealing with it.

that'd be swell.
Lol, this exactly.

Windows 11 is...not like that
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