I wish the Linux community would get their thumbs out their arses and make some kind of easy to use normie distro.
You and me both. I use linux all the time for work and it is always a pulling teeth experience to get things working the first time. Microsoft gets a lot of shit for Windows, but they have always hit the sweet spot between configurability and usability. Linux is always to the far end of configurability and OSX is idiot-proofed waaaay too far toward the usability side.
Like the saying goes: linux is only free if you don't value your time.
I'm not going to hold my breath that this will ever change though. Linux die-hards are too proud to cater to normies, so it will always be relatively niche. And with the way normies have ruined everything else they have invaded, I can't say I really blame them.
That said, when was the last time you gave linux a go? It's still more work that Windows, but it's not a huge time sink anymore. Most things "just work", including games via Proton. Biggest "gotcha" seems to be Nvidia and Wayland atm, but that seems mostly up to application developers now.
Not Steam (though I agree with you on that) - SteamOS - the OS that runs on the Steam Deck. It's Linux running KDE, but having Valve behind will no doubt improve user friendliness over time.
You and me both. I use linux all the time for work and it is always a pulling teeth experience to get things working the first time. Microsoft gets a lot of shit for Windows, but they have always hit the sweet spot between configurability and usability. Linux is always to the far end of configurability and OSX is idiot-proofed waaaay too far toward the usability side.
Like the saying goes: linux is only free if you don't value your time.
I'm not going to hold my breath that this will ever change though. Linux die-hards are too proud to cater to normies, so it will always be relatively niche. And with the way normies have ruined everything else they have invaded, I can't say I really blame them.
I imagine SteamOS will might become that one day.
That said, when was the last time you gave linux a go? It's still more work that Windows, but it's not a huge time sink anymore. Most things "just work", including games via Proton. Biggest "gotcha" seems to be Nvidia and Wayland atm, but that seems mostly up to application developers now.
Not Steam (though I agree with you on that) - SteamOS - the OS that runs on the Steam Deck. It's Linux running KDE, but having Valve behind will no doubt improve user friendliness over time.