You’re absolutely right that Linux is still missing a lot of the features that are available on Windows. But the freedom you get with it is so worth it for me, even if my 4090 is bored most of the time.
I just wish Linux partisans would acknowledge that Linux has serious shortcomings rather than constantly shouting about how there is literally no reason to ever use Windows.
I greatly prefer Linux for tasks like software development, but when I sit down to pay a game, I don’t want to have to debug it first.
To be fair, if you do not care about the newest iteration of whatever Nvidia is up to (Frame Generation, RTX HDR, etc.) and don’t play games with kernel-level anti-cheat systems, there are really no issues with gaming on Linux these days - at least in my experience.
It has no shortcomings if you have infinite time to write your own patches first. That’s something you can’t legally do on windows.
Theoretically almost all shortcomings can be overcome apart from the time you spend.
Realistically there are a few shortcomings but for me they are barely noticeable and the customisability and package managers more than make up for any troubles I personally run into. And it’s foss.
I only recommend Linux to people who are in similar situations to me. Unfortunately most people I know use some windows only games or share the device with others and are scared of messing up the installation.
I mostly jokingly recommend it whenever someone complains about Microsoft messing something up for them, encountering a problem and not finding out why it’s happening.
Currently supported feature sets on Linux cover 90% of the general computer using population’s requirements. Linux has shortcomings on features that most people don’t even have access to based on their existing hardware.
Of course Linux has shortcomings.
But compared to Windows, it’s still the vastly better OS regarding compatibility, UI, UX, user friendliness and overall functionality. At least for me and my use cases (I use it for browsing, gaming, office, photo editing and as a streaming station).
You’re mileage may vary.
You’re absolutely right that Linux is still missing a lot of the features that are available on Windows. But the freedom you get with it is so worth it for me, even if my 4090 is bored most of the time.
I just wish Linux partisans would acknowledge that Linux has serious shortcomings rather than constantly shouting about how there is literally no reason to ever use Windows.
I greatly prefer Linux for tasks like software development, but when I sit down to pay a game, I don’t want to have to debug it first.
To be fair, if you do not care about the newest iteration of whatever Nvidia is up to (Frame Generation, RTX HDR, etc.) and don’t play games with kernel-level anti-cheat systems, there are really no issues with gaming on Linux these days - at least in my experience.
Same here. Occasionally I need to play around with wine/proton but it works.
It has no shortcomings if you have infinite time to write your own patches first. That’s something you can’t legally do on windows.
Theoretically almost all shortcomings can be overcome apart from the time you spend.
Realistically there are a few shortcomings but for me they are barely noticeable and the customisability and package managers more than make up for any troubles I personally run into. And it’s foss.
I only recommend Linux to people who are in similar situations to me. Unfortunately most people I know use some windows only games or share the device with others and are scared of messing up the installation.
I mostly jokingly recommend it whenever someone complains about Microsoft messing something up for them, encountering a problem and not finding out why it’s happening.
Currently supported feature sets on Linux cover 90% of the general computer using population’s requirements. Linux has shortcomings on features that most people don’t even have access to based on their existing hardware.
Of course Linux has shortcomings.
But compared to Windows, it’s still the vastly better OS regarding compatibility, UI, UX, user friendliness and overall functionality. At least for me and my use cases (I use it for browsing, gaming, office, photo editing and as a streaming station).
You’re mileage may vary.
Yes exactly! Linux has its pitfalls, but the pitfalls of Linux are far more tolerable for me than the shortcomings of windows.
Macs I can’t speak for because I’ve never tried, but they seem overpriced