This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I guess, I won't do the classic "haha you have to run console to install an app" meme because I know there are distros that cater to Windows users like myself, the problem I find is that most software I'd want to use wouldn't be supported like video editing and stuff I care about, I'm glad to see Linux rise because only then Microsoft will learn, but also there's not a BIG issue that's keeping me away from using Windows for now.
It might change who knows.
Davinci Resolve supports Linux natively nowadays, and the FOSS video editor Kdenlive is actually pretty impressive now as well.
If only the author actually reported on the post install experience, that would've been helpful for people looking to switch to a Linux distro...Kinda annoying they paywalled the article (thankfully, you've provided an Archive Link). I do agree with the author's suspicions that Windows is only going to get worse due to the AI bullshit that Microsoft is infecting Windows with; Windows, is at a breaking point because vibe coding is ruining update quality, a human hand is key to maintaining such a complex OS.
After seeing the writing on the wall during the initial Recall situation, I permanently switched to Ubuntu (dabbled in other distros, before returning to Ubuntu). Gotta say, having full control over my operating system is nice. I only borked it around 11 times in the years of being on Ubuntu and others (mostly due to devil may care experimentation and a healthy amount of backed up data). Most of the time, I even recovered from the TTYL 3 screen, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Linux is in a better place than years past, Ubuntu, Zorin OS, and Mint are very usable for beginners who just want a PC that works. Valve's experimentation with Linux and funding development work done by Arch and others has smoothed out a lot of the bug bears associated with gaming, there are few barriers to entry.
Outside the hostile big publishers who use anti-cheat that makes their games not run on a Linux distro via Proton Compatibility Layer (Rockstar are the prime assholes doing this, among others I can't rightly recall).
