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> it’s still randomly losing files > it is still the better alternative to Windows I’m not sure what kind of Stockholm-syndrome it takes to put these two sent

> it’s still randomly losing files > it is still the better alternative to Windows I’m not sure what kind of Stockholm-syndrome it takes to put these two sentences in the same post. This is just crazy.

Razengan 7y ago
Perhaps this simple illustration of a scale will help? BAD ---X-----Y----Z----- GOOD Given the standard definitions of "better" and "worse", Y needs to regress substantially to put it behind X.
- josteink 7y ago
  An operating system needs to guarantee a minimal level of stability before any other metrics even matter. Randomly losing files is not at all acceptable and IMO puts it below that minimum. The prettiest font-rendering in the world won’t matter if your documents are gone.
  - Razengan 7y ago
    A recent major Windows update deleted user documents as well. [0] Catalina's file loss was confined to iCloud Drive during the beta, and what happened to me was in the Music app after release. I grew up with Windows, and the recent problems with macOS are still not bad enough to make me want to go back to Microsoft. macOS is the occasional burn, while Windows is a constant assault on multiple fronts. UI, spyware, performance, security, consistency, aesthetics, accessibility, lack of a multi-platform ecosystem (phone/tablet/TV) and bugs of its own like every other software. [0] https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+update+deleted+documents https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+update+deleted+docum...
- collyw 7y ago
  Most users would put "randomly loosing files" pretty far left.
  - Razengan 7y ago
    Yes, but it depends on the frequency of the issue. If it’s very rare/isolated it can be tolerated. Since release I've only seen it in the iTunes/Music app so far. And Windows updates have had that problem as well, so the whole scale just shifts.

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> it’s still randomly losing files > it is still the better alternative to Windows I’m not sure what kind of Stockholm-syndrome it takes to put these two sent

by josteink 7y ago

Razengan 7y ago
Perhaps this simple illustration of a scale will help? BAD ---X-----Y----Z----- GOOD Given the standard definitions of "better" and "worse", Y needs to regress substantially to put it behind X.
- josteink 7y ago
  An operating system needs to guarantee a minimal level of stability before any other metrics even matter. Randomly losing files is not at all acceptable and IMO puts it below that minimum. The prettiest font-rendering in the world won’t matter if your documents are gone.
  - Razengan 7y ago
    A recent major Windows update deleted user documents as well. [0] Catalina's file loss was confined to iCloud Drive during the beta, and what happened to me was in the Music app after release. I grew up with Windows, and the recent problems with macOS are still not bad enough to make me want to go back to Microsoft. macOS is the occasional burn, while Windows is a constant assault on multiple fronts. UI, spyware, performance, security, consistency, aesthetics, accessibility, lack of a multi-platform ecosystem (phone/tablet/TV) and bugs of its own like every other software. [0] https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+update+deleted+documents https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+update+deleted+docum...
- collyw 7y ago
  Most users would put "randomly loosing files" pretty far left.
  - Razengan 7y ago
    Yes, but it depends on the frequency of the issue. If it’s very rare/isolated it can be tolerated. Since release I've only seen it in the iTunes/Music app so far. And Windows updates have had that problem as well, so the whole scale just shifts.