@ljwrites @jwcph I suspect that stuff "just works" under windows or macOS because it's where the 98% of customers are, so the software house either fixes the issue or is instantly out of the market (and out of business together).
In the #opensource "market" everybody expects to get software for free, fixes and features included: where's the incentive for the developers / software house?
And still, despite this stark difference, I find it amazing that stuff exists and works at all in the opensource #giftEconomy world.
And I don't know what your experience is with windows or macOS, but given the costs of the licenses (with mac embedded in the hardware) when something doesn't work like magic from the start, how often did you obtain a successful solution? After having pre-paid for it? 2/2

@ljwrites @jwcph I agree. For the sake of who may read #SwitchToLinux threads I just want to add that it's a more general issue of the #opensource software development and distribution model.
The sentence "the stuff on/with #linux either works from the start like magic, or can require significant effort (and frustration) and not be even granted success in the end" is better framed if one substitutes "linux" with "windows" or "mac os". The main difference is that with opensource we are not paying for any of the development, distribution, maintenance activities of the code base (differently from the other mentioned cases). It's a gift economy. And yet we expect it to work (and it 99% does work!). 1/