I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too

[Citizen_not_Consumer]

For decades we have been ripped off by Microsoft's monopoly when we were forced to pay Windows without even being given the option to refuse paying for them every time we bought a PC. Only recently other option became more popular, and some OEM's started giving the option to NOT include Windows.

This article expresses the author's opinion, and he has every right to have one. But I am socked to see so many bullies with Stockholm syndrome defending their corporate overlords!

[JohnIL]

Nothing against Linux on the desktop I myself have dabbled in several distributions trials over the years to see if I can switch from Windows. In the end I ended up moving to Mac OS mainly because I feel Windows was going the wrong direction after many decades of using it. My issue with Linux isn't the OS but rather what can run on the OS as is the case always. But I have no issue with anyone who can switch to a Linux distribution and find alternative applications that work for them. I unfortunately never felt comfortable with anyone who of the alternatives and Mac OS has mostly offered them as the same as in Windows.

[complain result same]

We all complain but in the end the result is the same. The majority of PC gamers will stay on windows for 2 reasons:

1. Retro game compatibility

2. Online multiplayer anti cheat

There are old game mods or patches that are no longer in development but still fairly popularly among their respective communities in online multiplayer circles. They were designed and mostly tested for windows. They likely do run on linux but you may run into unexpected behaviour, additional bugs or crashes due to lack of testing.

Then there's the obvious more modern online multiplayer games with their kernel anti cheats that break Linux compatibility and cause issues.

If there was some kind of universal compatibility layer like proton but for online multiplayer servers and anticheat that could solve this, I think people would switch in a heartbeat, at least I would.

If you only game offline, on single player, idk what you're doing still on windows. Same if you don't game at all.

Waiting for A to respond to this Linux thread. =P