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LibreOffice is right about Microsoft, and it matters more than you think. (www.xda-developers.com)
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[–] eronth@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thank you for being rational here. It drives me bonkers how many people try to act like Linux is "just as easy" as windows. Like, yeah, to some degree it's getting used to the differences, but there are definitely considerations and complexities that you simply don't have to worry about with a windows machine.

As a relatively recent convert, I can say it was easier than I was expecting, but it was not "just as easy" as installing windows. It took more time to set up all the extra bits I needed/wanted, and I'm still not fully set up the way I'd like to be.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Same and I'm sure we will get there. Seems with the help tutorials online someone somewhere has found a trick for almost every consideration on Linux. Im 95% of the way there. Dunno where I’d be without those tutorials.

I’m still happy I took a plunge. It was a real plunge though. Lucky for me I’ve worked with Linux (only on the job) so it was likely easier for me to convert than someone who probably never has touched Linux. I cannot imagine the sheer terror of having to step back and learn on a whole brand new OS after being embedded in a different OS the entire time up until now.