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Everything is a chore under Linux. I know, because I've been using it since 1996 (and exclusively since late 1999/early 2000).
Maybe the stuff you get is easy to figure out. But I have fun ones like my keyboard stops working and GNOME deletes my fucking settings. DVD playback is still <b>pathetic</b>, vim is still the only decent text editor, anti-aliasing is still a fucking pain in the ass to set up... Evolution is the best mail program ever (with the possible exception of mutt) and that's about all Linux really has going for it as a desktop OS.
Both Linux and Windows are going to have problems. Both are going to be aggravating. But what I am sick of is <b>solved problems</b>. Like I said, saving settings is a solved fucking problem. Playing DVD's without a hitch is a solved fucking problem. Using a keyboard in the GUI is a solved fucking problem. Copying and pasting is a solved fucking problem. Linux works great on the server, and I can even accept that it's probably a pretty decent workstation operating system, providing the apps you need will run on it. But I'm tired of computers getting in my way. I lost my spark. I no longer give a fuck enough to read fourteen pages on how to get my video card driver set up properly. It should <b>just work</b>. And it hardly ever does. There's always little gotchas.
I'm finding it hard to be away from Linux. I've used it so long, it's all I know anymore. But it's just not fit for public consumption. It's not ready for the desktop, and it never will be. Linux is the Netscape of operating systems. It's a niche player.
I think the telling factor is everyone getting excited about anti-aliasing in desktop apps. Didn't every other operating system have this about eight years ago?
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