It sounds like you’ve been burned by a poor PC experience. Your problems are legitimate though they should be rare, which is why your sweeping characterization of the PC experience is being downvoted.
I am much more interested in your mobile workflow! What apps do you use? Do you use workarounds for something PC users wouldn’t think about? Do you use accessories like a keyboard/mouse/monitor?
I have a tablet with a keyboard for writing. I have a phone that is synchronized to all files across both devices.
I don’t need a monitor because the tablet has a kickstand.
I don’t need a mouse because I can touch the screen. I could if I wanted to so there is a (now long-uncharged) wireless mouse in a drawer somewhere.
It’s convenient and I can simply walk up, touch the screen or keyboard and be typing away in about 5 seconds without fail.
The phone is even more convenient because it’s in my pocket.
I have zero worries about driver issues, subscriptions for anti-virus running out and the other things I’ve listed in my original comment that seem to have pissed off all the PC people.
One caveat I’m sure the angry old people will miss (on purpose?): For work- or academic-related items a PC or laptop is a better workflow than the mobile devices. If or when I next need that I’ll probably get a cheap laptop and then ditch it afterwards.
I don’t think I’ve mischaracterized the PC experience but it’s been about a decade since I ditched the technology. Do those PC-specific annoyances no longer exist?
Convenience trumps all the annoyances I associate with PCs. That includes installing: Ubuntu, Linux, alternate file applications such as OpenOffice, etc. I really can’t be bothered. I’m actually surprised (and humored) at how viciously the PC people have come out to scream at the clouds.
I wonder if this is how old people saw my generation when we ditched the typewriter for a computer?
If you made it here, I just wanna say thanks for a rational response. I know it’s hard having someone go against the grain online.
I don’t think I’ve mischaracterized the PC experience but it’s been about a decade since I ditched the technology. Do those PC-specific annoyances no longer exist?
I think everyones experience is equally as valid. For your use case and needs a tablet+keyboard works perfectly fine.
I do think a lot of the PC annoyances you mentioned have improved drastically over the past decade. For example: I hear that back in the day getting a printer to work was stressful. Now (for me) it just works out of the box both on MacOS and Linux. Only Windows for work still has some driver problems in my case.
But the windows experience has probably become even worse since your last time on a PC anyway. I can‘t fathom why anyone would stick with Windows unless it is some very specific application or video game that doesn‘t work on other platforms.
It sounds like you’ve been burned by a poor PC experience. Your problems are legitimate though they should be rare, which is why your sweeping characterization of the PC experience is being downvoted.
I am much more interested in your mobile workflow! What apps do you use? Do you use workarounds for something PC users wouldn’t think about? Do you use accessories like a keyboard/mouse/monitor?
I have a tablet with a keyboard for writing. I have a phone that is synchronized to all files across both devices.
I don’t need a monitor because the tablet has a kickstand.
I don’t need a mouse because I can touch the screen. I could if I wanted to so there is a (now long-uncharged) wireless mouse in a drawer somewhere.
It’s convenient and I can simply walk up, touch the screen or keyboard and be typing away in about 5 seconds without fail.
The phone is even more convenient because it’s in my pocket.
I have zero worries about driver issues, subscriptions for anti-virus running out and the other things I’ve listed in my original comment that seem to have pissed off all the PC people.
One caveat I’m sure the angry old people will miss (on purpose?): For work- or academic-related items a PC or laptop is a better workflow than the mobile devices. If or when I next need that I’ll probably get a cheap laptop and then ditch it afterwards.
I don’t think I’ve mischaracterized the PC experience but it’s been about a decade since I ditched the technology. Do those PC-specific annoyances no longer exist?
Convenience trumps all the annoyances I associate with PCs. That includes installing: Ubuntu, Linux, alternate file applications such as OpenOffice, etc. I really can’t be bothered. I’m actually surprised (and humored) at how viciously the PC people have come out to scream at the clouds.
I wonder if this is how old people saw my generation when we ditched the typewriter for a computer?
If you made it here, I just wanna say thanks for a rational response. I know it’s hard having someone go against the grain online.
I think everyones experience is equally as valid. For your use case and needs a tablet+keyboard works perfectly fine.
I do think a lot of the PC annoyances you mentioned have improved drastically over the past decade. For example: I hear that back in the day getting a printer to work was stressful. Now (for me) it just works out of the box both on MacOS and Linux. Only Windows for work still has some driver problems in my case.
But the windows experience has probably become even worse since your last time on a PC anyway. I can‘t fathom why anyone would stick with Windows unless it is some very specific application or video game that doesn‘t work on other platforms.
There is a use case in this year that requires the use of a laptop and the Microsoft AI fiasco is making me stress a bit.
The other things you mentioned as slightly improved don’t give me hope.