The fact you just keep repeating “particular hardware or software that does not work” without actually giving an example shows you’re talking out of your ass though

LOL I love it when people get offended because someone disagrees with them and then try to put forward their experience as if it’s a fact. I didn’t repeat anything. I said it literally 1 time. You expect me to sit here and list the dozens of hardware configurations that I’ve personally used that have conflicts with Linux? Hell anything with an Nvidia GPU (which is the vast majority of GPUs in existence) is an exercise in software engineering just to get it functional.

That’s cool. That’s not been my experience at all. Nor has it many many other people. It’s like the number 1 complaint, and the number of delusional people who try to pretend like it doesn’t exist is insane.

I understand completely and I’m not arguing with you.

They wouldn’t save it from being thrown away if people like you weren’t buying them.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to say its bad, just that buying from consumer-friendly companies as new is still better, in my opinion.

Buying used is not as bad but still supports the resale value of consumer-hostile devices, which indirectly supports their new value.

They have their shortcomings but it’s all worth it to have pro-sumer hardware, in my opinion. I just can’t bear to give my money to consumer-hostile companies anymore.

Once again, that’s fine so long as you don’t need the things that don’t work.

That depends entirely on what you’re trying to do.

Let me give you 2 big reasons:

1. Linux does not work with the particular hardware or software you want or need to use.
2. It’s a PITA to just do basic stuff.