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Discussion on: If you've tried Linux and opted against using it, tell us why for the chance to be featured on our podcast!

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Justin Walsh

Close, but no cigar. Pop!_OS is really good. Gnome is getting better. I daily drove it on a Razer Blade Stealth 13" for over a year, and it was death by (not quite) 1k papercuts. The bugs in gnome, the unstable gnome extensions, and the workarounds for software are what killed it for me. I have access to more tools on Windows and MacOS, WSL2 is wonderful, and M1 macs have put fire back into the laptop game. If I had to use Linux as a desktop OS I could definitely do it, but there is just still more support, apps, and polish in Windows and MacOS.