I'm trying to break away from Windows but Linux OSes are in such poor shape as replacements for workstations... In particular I'm talking about desktop environments, not so much the OSes themselves, although the kernel and the OSes at times have their own problems too.
I decided to try GNOME 40, everything was sort of okay until I couldn't even even pin custom applications to the dock... I had to write .desktop files or something and I just gave up. I also tried ElementaryOS but still ran into tons of usability issues.
Granted, a lot of those issues are because some apps are missing Linux specific functionality and developers aren't really focused on supporting Linux, but honestly there are power users waiting to get away from Windows right now. Every other week my friends are talking about how once there's a good Linux alternative they're switching and never looking back. Now with Valve's Proton things are looking better than ever for gaming, but it still feels like Linux has a long way to go.
I decided to try GNOME 40, everything was sort of okay until I couldn't even even pin custom applications to the dock... I had to write .desktop files or something and I just gave up. I also tried ElementaryOS but still ran into tons of usability issues.
Granted, a lot of those issues are because some apps are missing Linux specific functionality and developers aren't really focused on supporting Linux, but honestly there are power users waiting to get away from Windows right now. Every other week my friends are talking about how once there's a good Linux alternative they're switching and never looking back. Now with Valve's Proton things are looking better than ever for gaming, but it still feels like Linux has a long way to go.