I can't understand why people are still using proprietary software like Windows or OSX when superior free software exists. It's a testament to the hidden monopolizing forces which exists in our society.
I'm not sure it's superior. Although GNOMEs workspace implementation imho is vastly superior to both Windows and macOS
…while perhaps there's a distribution out there that I'm unaware of not having tray icons … I've had tray icons since the first time I used Linux, and I still do?
What you value is not what everyone values.
Also, I'd argue that the monopolizing forces are not so much hidden as targeted.
The only thing which made them use OSX or Windows in the first place was their ignorance of alternatives. Clearly you've never used any consumer-grade Linux distro like Ubuntu.
> The only thing which made them use OSX or Windows in the first place was their ignorance of alternatives.
No, it's the availability of daily software that people use, like Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.
> Clearly you've never used any consumer-grade Linux distro like Ubuntu.
I daily drive a Linux distro. I don't pretend it's better for the average human than MacOS or Windows. The market reflects that. Clearly, you've never worked in an office where the only thing available is a Windows or Mac laptop because those are what IT provides and that's where your customers/users are.
[1] https://access.redhat.com/compliance/fips [2] https://ubuntu.com/security/fips
I used Linux on my main desktop for about 10 years, then went back to Windows. There, you've heard of one.