Linux Mint literally just works 99.99999% of the time. It's better than windows, tbh, in terms of stability on my machines.
Compare that to Ubuntu, Mint, or Fedora from even 10 years ago, and it's startling.
Go back to 2004-5 when I was really into this kind of thing in college (and had time to dicker with it), and it's like they're not even the same product.
You're 100% right. Linux desktops used to be pets, very fragile, sensitive pets. Now, they're machines that work. It's remarkable how far its come.
(and I know this is a fanboy statement forever, but) I genuinely do not know what is holding linux back from massive adoption anymore.
For me it's the microsoft office suite.
I used to make documents in LaTeX and continue in some cases for text heavy or math heavy final documents.
Since using powerpoint however, I cannot image going back to either LaTeX or libre office for either presentation or quick intermediate reports.
LaTeX is too cumbersome and libre office is just a pain to use (one part of me still hope that I am just using it wrong).
Apart from that, gaming is also a reason for my personnal computer.
I found the 0.0001%. Mint could not reliably connect to my run off the mill BW Brother wireless laser printer. I had to reboot often to get printing. Same problem on 2 different PCs.
Compare that to Ubuntu, Mint, or Fedora from even 10 years ago, and it's startling.
Go back to 2004-5 when I was really into this kind of thing in college (and had time to dicker with it), and it's like they're not even the same product.
You're 100% right. Linux desktops used to be pets, very fragile, sensitive pets. Now, they're machines that work. It's remarkable how far its come.
(and I know this is a fanboy statement forever, but) I genuinely do not know what is holding linux back from massive adoption anymore.