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I will always gladly help a willing soul transition to GNU/Linux.
I came here just for Riley
Comedy bang bang reference at the end there? Cakeboss
Is only people switched to Linux.
It supports new and old hardware.
Haiku… Where are you?
Comfortable, com one. Ass friendly!
How was that missed.
Bypass the CPU and RAM requirements
i hate how modern tech news always reminds me that "you will own nothing and like it" has been the status quo for years. I miss backing up dvds instead of having "download only" media where they can weasle out of honoring perpetual licenses because they feel like it or "insert" media company is run by greedy cunts. If procceds went to the artists, actors, or writers then that would be one thing but having it go to some tech bro marketer or jurrasic fossil who fondley remembers growing up in austria hungary is fucked.
Why force somebody to open a software up he/she invented and put own resources in? Doesn’t really make sense! Why sharing your salary with others then, who have an own quite high salary? No? Hypocrisy at its finest!
Don’t be rude to Apple it’s mean
Get rid of the cringe diversity hire in the background.
When was the last time you installed Mint? Because, you can just click the defaults through the entire installation process, and be fine with the vast majority of modern systems. Really, no harder than upgrading from Windows 10 to 11.
What the heck is the dual mode? That's not usually how it functions. We set it to 1080p and 480hz manually and let the monitor or RetroTink 4K upscale to 4K. Is this Dual Mode designed to forced the monitor to use integer scaling for 1080p on a 4K display? That's the only reason I could imagine this being useful.
Walk them through? No I expect them to read and learn, like everyone else on the planet instead of being entitled boomers.
6:33 "Most WMR headsets are pretty much deprecated"
Eh? Isn't the HP Reverb G2 one of the more popular options around still if you want higher image quality than the Quest line? They were still selling them normally on stores just a couple of months ago.
Without looking at screen I was confused why Bieber is involved in this
I request….nay, DEMAND a Riley impersonates Tim Cook compilation video. I would be so happy I wouldn't even call you guys out for sponsoring it.
Is Ubuntu really user friendly for most people? I find RedHat with a Mint or XFCE gui to be much easier to use that Ubuntu. Honestly, every time I've used Ubuntu it has just frustrated me. I have been working in IT for almost 14 years so maybe that skews my perception of what is easier for the less technically inclined.
Apple’s security is one of the few things they’ve actually been decent to their customers about (some few issues withstanding). I don’t really know or care what a beeper is, but if the US DOJ wants Beeper then I’m pro Apple
While it's funny to joke about GNU/Linux's installation process, there's one thing we're missing. Sure, the stats say 240 million PCs go to waste, but how many of them are owned by individuals and how many are owned by companies that provide those machines to their employees? IDK about others, but I doubt the former has the major share in the 240M statistic. Even if you don't agree, there still are a significant number of systems that are owned by corporations and thus by extension, managed by IT admins. These can easily be revived with GNU/Linux and set with defaults that won't require an non-technical employee to do any additional setup.
As for anyone comes running saying, "But what about the Office Suite", they have web versions now that you can just pull up in a browser. If you hate LibreOffice and other offerings that much, just use the browser version of Office 365, or even Google Docs.
Immune to everything and evil
2:33 Millions of users need educating on Linux? Gee, I wish I had a youtube channel for that, but I guess a Mac channel is more profitable.
Keep hotdogs $1.50!!!!!!!
What a click bate
It’s honestly incredible that Beeper thought they’d get away with this.
LOL u unit is easier to install if not just as easy as windows. Of course, if you buy a pc with windows preinstalled and do not count the time needed to get that money, it’s easier.
Otherwise yes, there are some problems like the lack of Adobe Suite. Windows is rather horrible though and I see myself switching to MacOS for dailydriving in the next year.
I upgraded from Windows 10 to Linux.
I'm so tired of Windows laying claim on data on my computer.
Lmao
This type of news sucks 👎 don’t do it again
yeah im not a huge fan of the windows 10 support drop not only bc windows 10 still holds 70% of the windows market share, but also windows 11 hasnt improved enough for me to actually want to upgrade or stay on it, so I've refused to update all this time. Honestly, if they do go through with the 2025 eol date i might just keep sticking with windows 10 until windows 11 or 12 becomes something actually desireable
Except this isn’t competition in regard to Beeper.
You can’t compete by using protected IP that you don’t have permission to use.
Beeper is completely in the wrong here
I'm 564lbs and prefer Apple products for their accessibility options to accommodate my massive girth and impaired mental function.
Are we still on this "installing Linux is hard"? I mean honestly when did you try to install Linux last time? Especially Distros such as Ubuntu, Mint or Manjaro are not more difficult to install than Windows. And these people you're talking about probably won't even notice that they're not on Windows until they need a software that only exists for Windows but then that's not Linux fault.
Oh just stop buying apple overpriced, overrated, outdated junk.
2:54 fin.
I'm seriously sick of LLM's, it's not really AI.
Why do people care what colour their chat bubbles are? I don't understand.
00:53 that transition Bruhh 😂
As an intense computer user (professional video editing and 3D animation) I would really like to get away from Microsoft. But what would it be good for, if I need months, maybe years and thousands of hours of time invested while my brain is melting for becoming productive in Linux, while also facing limited compatibility with some things, that are very important to me. It may work out, it may not. I can't know, until having invested this insane amount of time.
And since especially time is a very limited ressource for me, I won't try it to then find out, that Linux doesn't suit my computer needs and having wasted all this time. So I need to stay with Windows.
But this isn't so bad, I have collected all the necessary software on my hard drive, which I need for re-installing Windows 10 and installing all necessary programs without the need of the internet, so that I can use my 2 Windows 10 machines indefinately as offline machines and keep working with them.
Which doesn't mean, I will never again get a new computer. But I am just not in a hurry and I like to not be forced by the maker of the OS, when to upgrade.
beeper go away
most of the windows 10 limits is more a tpm issue,, other wise i do not see the issue for upgrades.