This image was created by /u/kuebic@discuss.tchncs.de for this comment here: https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/21735989. I had encouraged them to post it somewhere, but as far as I can tell, they never did.
Panel 1: “Installing Windows 20 years ago” screenshot of install wizard with just a couple buttons
Panel 2: “Installing Linux 20 years ago” screenshot of a busy command line
Panel 3: “Installing Windows today” screenshot of a busy command line
Panel 4: “Installing Linux today” screenshot of install wizard with just a couple buttons
20 years ago you needed to search the web and download all the drivers AFTER the windows install then install all of those.
I don’t miss that time. Especially on laptops that weren’t supported by the manufacturer and you had to hunt for individual drivers.
Today that only happens if you run Linux and have an Nvidia card. Especially one that’s not supported by the newest driver version anymore.