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First of all Linux isn't a company, but the name some dude named Linus gave his code he put for free on the internet.
Most modern Linux distros are still not run by companies, that's why they don't force the data collection, ads, ai etc down your throat.
That said: Linux is made from thousands of interlocking programs, scripts, services and libraries, made mostly by some guys or gurls in their free time. So with a lot of stuff you need to fit it to your needs, as granular customization is to troublesome to have working out of the box for every different usecase there could be. So with most stuff you should not be afraid to learn the basics of terminal commands (packet manager, editor, foldermanagment)
Some OS like Ubuntu and manjaro do a lot for you, but if you have weird double monitors, you may need to manually do some stuff.
If you want as much as possible easy install options I would go with manjaro - then you can install everything where users made an AUR (arch user repository) package. Check if they have all programs you want, if not look for alternatives.
If you want a more stable system but with a bit less possibilities, go for Ubuntu, debian, popOS or something like that.
Some things may never run, for example for my music daw(ableton) with low latency and not native support on Linux or the htc vive wireless (where there isn't a driver for the PCI card for Linux) I keep a win machine around. Day to day use is on debian on my side
No sorry man, it’s my british humor coming out. I needed to bait some linux users :) I’m one of those evil people who works in marketing. But thank you for the tips, I do appreciate it!
Don't be sorry, the joke was funny, it's just that you're talking to this kind of crowd
This is so apt, I'm not a Linux user but I've seen so many on Lemmy this fits. One day I may join y'all... One day.
Yet here you are, complaining about the ads in Windows. Are you sure that you can go without them? :-D
Ahah correct! But in all seriousness, i believe ads are drastically changing right now (ai is just fuel on the flame). Good advertising is great, fun and builds community, which is the end goal in my humble opinion.
If you force me to use/install a product without telling me why, just because “trust me bro I’m Microsoft”, you are just pathetically insecure about your product and deserve 0 users.
Unfortunately, I think you're a rare breed. I've met people in graphic design and marketing who will actually defend advertising practices in the face of the incontrovertible fact that: I don't like it.
We're past the point of "you just don't know what you want" and well into "we're going to hold you down and shove it down your gd throat" territory.
The poison brewer would never try his own product 🙃
I'm sure you've seen it many times, but I love Bill Hick's take on marketing.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Bill Hick's take on marketing
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I knew it was a troll post.
Company called Linux
Only mentioned programs that work in Linux
The general way of writing
How much of the question was sincere and how many of my time was wasted? XD
I wasn't sure myself honestly, thought I'd check if someone else brought it up first
I think people get super excited to share the good news that it's not a company behind it and all the benefits that come with that