Great article. As a Linux desktop user, I agree that the phrasing of the tweet was not the best. I still have a 10 year old laptop running Arch Linux, no issues as long as you read the update page. Drivers are a hit or miss depending on the device. My recent Lenovo laptop's wifi did not work out of the box and I had to find and compile the driver code and load it as a kernel module. Also, many distros seem to value the new and shiny over the old and trusted especially with regards to GUIs. I have moved to i3 as a desktop manager to keep things simple and sane.
I think you are doing Windows drivers a big disservice. Since Windows Vista, most devices work out-of-the-box. The drivers are formally verified and if any upgrade breaks them, you can rollback using Device Manager. Also, Microsoft for all its flaws, gives power-users a way out of its nefarious telemetry and tracking as they know that the vast majority of users don't care enough to take the extra steps.
I have never used any Apple product and considering the massive lock-in, am content staying out of their walled garden.
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Great article. As a Linux desktop user, I agree that the phrasing of the tweet was not the best. I still have a 10 year old laptop running Arch Linux, no issues as long as you read the update page. Drivers are a hit or miss depending on the device. My recent Lenovo laptop's wifi did not work out of the box and I had to find and compile the driver code and load it as a kernel module. Also, many distros seem to value the new and shiny over the old and trusted especially with regards to GUIs. I have moved to i3 as a desktop manager to keep things simple and sane.
I think you are doing Windows drivers a big disservice. Since Windows Vista, most devices work out-of-the-box. The drivers are formally verified and if any upgrade breaks them, you can rollback using Device Manager. Also, Microsoft for all its flaws, gives power-users a way out of its nefarious telemetry and tracking as they know that the vast majority of users don't care enough to take the extra steps.
I have never used any Apple product and considering the massive lock-in, am content staying out of their walled garden.