The Linux Desktop is Hard to Love

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[–]asterias 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It's the fault of manufacturers that many printers aren't plug'n'play in linux. They could offer better support and work with kernel developers for proper integration.

The desktop is pretty fine for most people, but if you are used to the way macOS works I understand that it doesn't feel right.

[–]sproketboy 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Nah, engineering is not magic. Microsoft has a shit ton of money to staff thousands of device driver developers and QA testers. Linux does not. It's as simple as that. After Microsoft implemented plug & play back in the late 90's the deal was already done. The GPL didn't help Linux in this area either.