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Any other Windows or Mac users here?
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I don't want making my computer function, to be a hobby.
I want to get off Windows but every time I have tried to switch to linux, stupid stuff makes it a pain in the ass. This last time, I tried Zorin. I put chrome on it (not my computer) and it just absolutely refused to run. I spent my whole day off just trying to get chrome to not brick the computer. No dice.This is just one instance of at least 4 or 5 times I have legitimately tried to switch, or tried to switch someone else to Linux.
May I ask why you want to get off Windows? I mean I can imagine a few reasons but I don't like making assumptions
Your assumptions are probably accurate. As an OS, I don't want tracking, AI, fingerprinting, using my data, age verification blah blah blah. As a company, I don't like much of what they stand for, also enabling and promoting many of the things I mentioned above to become industry standard.
Linux CAN be that for me, and it feels like I can make the swap at some point, but every time I try, and with multiple distros, I run into something that just drives me back.
get debian, and use librewolf
stay on windows its just easier than any linux distro,i use windows myself.
also chrome isnt that good with adblockers,so you can use brave if you want.
brave is still chromium. go firefox
brave feels smoother than firefox,also faster on google sites. plus who cares if its chromium? thats what the web is built for anyway
ublock has trouble with youtube ads on chromium, that's why.
thats why i recommended brave tho. it doesnt need ublock. it has its own adblocker built in,and it does block youtube ads perfectly.
Brave is owned by fascists and sells some personal data.
idc about personal beliefs of a ceo or a corp. if i did i wouldn't use anything bec i would disagree with all of them.
and do you have a source for brave selling personal data? as far as i know thats not true
Chrome was the request of the inlaws. Too much change all at once means I'm over there playing tech support. I personally don't use it.