30 Years Defending Linux – Until I Called It Quits

Why bother with this kind of announcement? Linux is good enough that if you want to replace Windows with it, you can. Windows is adequate for most purposes, too. It's not like it's 2001, where you might be able to curry favor with Wag Ed or Microsoft for doing this.

He's not wrong, but I gave up on Windows because I found Windows annoyances more annoying than Linux's annoyances. Then again, I buy hardware from companies that support Linux, and he didn't, so I've had fewer issues.

The author had hardware with known compatibility issues. They've decided to make some rather strange choices, including the use of NTFS as a file system for their data. I don't want to gaslight them or say their experiences aren't relevant. Someone with experience with Linux knows to do research before they buy hardware to avoid such surprises. Expecting NTFS to be usable and a great experience under Linux is also not a reasonable expectation overall. The choice of distribution matters a lot as well. Some are better and some are worse.

It's hard to understand how someone who claims to have a lot of experience with Linux would go back to Windows. They may have been in fact primarily a Windows user if they're willing to put up with Microsoft's spyware, SSD crashing bugs, dark patterns and ads.

The article itself appears to have been edited or written with an LLM. This article is even less relevant due to the apparent AI slop.