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    [–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

    For real, installing Linux nowadays is pretty painless for the most part, windows has this 27 stage process for opting out of a online account.

    Like both have issues, you're just used to the windows issues, but those are progressively getting more intrusive.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

    installing the easier linux distros has been easier than windows since like 2004. I never understood the "it's hard to install" out of everything else that may be legit to complain about

    the only thing I can guess is the people that say that are the people that can't get into their bios and do not know how to reformat windows either.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

    We're competing with "it's already installed" though, not installing Windows from scratch.

    Installing any OS is a huge step up for most people.

    The real change comes when manufacturers start giving the choice of pre-installed OS. Some already do but they are pretty niche (e.g. Steam Deck).