Say a friend is looking for a new system, and said person is not particularly savvy with technology, what system would you point them toward?

  • chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’ll just fucking say it. Windows. Maybe Mac if you want, but that’s gonna cost a fair bit more. Skip Linux. Everyone here circlejerks it like it’s the best thing since 3.25" floppy drives, but it’s a pain in the ass for the above average user, let alone someone who isn’t tech savvy. The first time they encounter a problem and have to open the terminal they are going to shut off their computer and burn their house down. Unless your friend wants to learn Linux, then I’d advise you to steer them clear, regardless of what the crowd here has to say about it.

    Windows is clean and simple. People here will say otherwise and they’ll point to strawman arguments that don’t have anything to do with the average user, like user telemetry or shutdown/restart on update. Windows wouldn’t be dominant if it wasn’t user friendly. If my grandfather can figure out how to install his bible verse software on his Windows PC, then your friend is going to be just fine.

    Edit: echo “⬇️” | figlet

    • osanna@thebrainbin.org
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      2 months ago

      the reason why windows is dominant is for a few reasons. One of which is the fact that it’s THE enterprise OS. So what people use at work, they’re gonna use at home. they’re going with what they know.