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Didn't try yet but might be a good way for ppl changing from windows to Linux - what do you think about?

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[–] Jarmer@vlemmy.net 2 points 1 year ago

I don't like that the very first thing you see when you click on download is "purchase for $40" and then they list the benefits of doing so, which basically boil down to:

1- custom gnome themes 2- Professional-grade creative suite of apps 3- Advanced productivity software

Number 1 is a joke. Number 2 & 3 I think are basically scams. What apps? They don't list them at all. If they are proprietary then how can you support these apps with this pricing model, if they are not, then are they just downloadable by anyone on almost any distro for free?

The entire thing smells bad. I vote to stay far away.

[–] astroturds@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like it, it's an Ubuntu lts with a nice theme (I wish it had grey instead of just black and white though), wine integration to run compatible windows software and it's always just worked for me.

I don't like the fact that some things are locked out unless you pay for the pro version but I think that's just layouts and stuff.

I'd say it's good but like all of these Ubuntu derivatives you're almost always better off just using Ubuntu. Even people changing from windows to Linux, I'd still just tell them to use Ubuntu.

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I hated Ubuntu compared to Zorin. Mostly the layout and the clutter. Zorin feels both smoother and faster.