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Comment on Ask HN: Why aren't cost-minded SME/startups using Linux on laptops even now?

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From 10 years experience:

- users have to adapt to UX they do not know

- software compatibility is still a sword of damocles

- ... especially Office compatibility - exchanging docs with partners, clients - this gets better when using cloud office apps.

- HW: there seems to be more configuration effort for some standard things (camera, docking stations)

- some issues appear on linux clients only (Citrix, MS Teams), frustration

I think its much saver to stay on Windows and as others mentioned, the cost advantage is not that big.

- still worth it? Sure :-)

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