I ignore them from Linux land. :)
this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2026
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Been pretty happy with Linux for the past year or two.
A few minor problems here and there. I was struggling to figure out how to adjust the screen brightness (pop!_os defaults). Found a command line tool to adjust gamma - my girlfriend was a little baffled. Then I realized I should just adjust the brightness on the display itself, on the hardware.
I don't know if it's funny or frustrating that everything people are complaining about with Windows 11 are the exact same things we were complaining about with every previous version of Windows from 95 to 10: lack of control, limited configuration and bugs. Yes, Linux was super raw and difficult back then but we still switched and worked hard to make it better. I think all the articles encouraging people to switch today are missing simple "Thank you".
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I've been reading about the problems that Windows 11 has had for years, from the safety of being on Linux for good after Recall was announced (and floundered like a fish out of water). I missed how just about any Linux Distro got out of my way and let me work in general peace. It let me know when updates were needed and waited until I decided to install them. Occasional donation asks (probably once or twice a year) to KDE, which I do not mind because they are open source and awesome, I donate due to their work in the Linux space! Sure, I've had occasional problems, but, there's been a solution for every issue I faced!
Windows 11 problems are directly caused by Microsoft insane desire to push AI into everything ( insane because it's dangerous and has no safety rails). Until Microsoft shift their OS and mentality in the right direction, those fundamental issues will never be solved (not that I would ever willingly use anything Microsoft made again after this fiasco).
I switched to Manjaro and it's like nothing has changed for the work I do now.
At work we use windows and I don't imagine that will ever go away. I don't know enough about this stuff anyway, but I think there is to much work and risk involved to change.
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Give us back 7, with the 8.1 back end!