zalasur,
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Me on my Ubuntu laptop: Wow, Linux support for Bluetooth devices sucks ass.

My on my Windows PC: Wow, Windows support for Bluetooth devices sucks ass.

It's like, how are things just this bad?

oh_that_courtney,
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@zalasur Hmmm 🤔 ... I wonder what piece might be in common between those two scenarios ...

zalasur,
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@oh_that_courtney I'm sure the protocol is 80% at fault here but I sort of wish the operating system vendors of the world didn't just actively try to make things worse.

oh_that_courtney,
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@zalasur I don't know Bluetooth internals well enough to point fingers, but it is frustrating something so needed isn't better. I wish somebody would decide something like, "Hey, let's shitcan BT and invent wireless USB instead."

zalasur,
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@oh_that_courtney Absolutely.

zalasur,
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@oh_that_courtney I just thought of something, too. I've used this Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse combo for years. It does require a proprietary dongle but I never have connectivity issues with it. It just plugs into a USB port so I can switch between my work laptop and my home laptop just by plugging in the dongle where it's needed.

So it sort of feels like this is a solved problem. I guess there is just more money in not doing anything about the Bluetooth issue.

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