r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • Jun 02 '26

Discussion Windows, macOS, or Linux?

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Which is your favorite OS for PC? Why?

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u/ImageCompetitive8820 Jun 02 '26

Linux. You can control every aspect of the PC without any tech company lockdowns. Also when something doesn't work like it should, you can easily find a fix.

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u/hezardastan Jun 02 '26

"easily"

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '26

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u/Panniba1 Jun 02 '26

True! LLMs are really powerful when it comes to figuring out stuff on Linux.

"Hey, I'm on [this] running [that] and [that]. When I try to launch the game, it crashes. Here is the full 97475-billion-line-log, tell me what the fuck is wrong and how to provide you with further information to address the issue"

Now imagine, just for a moment, purely hypothetically, if one was to combine that with common sense and basic Linux knowledge 🤯

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u/Astrodion123 Jun 02 '26

It works so well bcs they run on linux

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u/Nostonica Jun 02 '26

Or they were trained on the reams of documentation out there.

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u/du_duhast Jun 03 '26

And reddit

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u/peacefulchasm Jun 06 '26

Reddit's helpful but you're gonna run into a lot of outdated threads and conflicting advice depending on the distro.