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From working with multiple platforms: - switching to linux is a good call if upstream tools have been abandoned. In this case WINE is a good toolkit for windo

From working with multiple platforms: - switching to linux is a good call if upstream tools have been abandoned. In this case WINE is a good toolkit for windows tools needed. Figuring out which linux is best - Ubuntu and Fedora have the most industry support though. - switching to Windows 10 should probably be tested first. Performance-wise it's comparable to 7 in most scenarios and while its UI with all the ads and "bling" is confusing it's at least somewhat consistent and probably the shallowest learning curve. And most of those features can be turned off. Mostly I'd probably just try and find out why Windows 10 isn't a valid solution. They've reduced its memory and CPU requirements to fairly comparable to Windows 7, in most circumstances. Most of the rest of the comments I've seen here are FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) arguments based on fallacies. I know people have reasons to dislike windows or linux (I personally cannot stand working in windows 10 except for to play video games), but that's personal bias and it has no place in giving advice.

still_grokking 7y ago
> And most of those features can be turned off. This is extremely misleading. The most dangerous (the build in spyware) or most annoying (ads!) "features" can't be turned off at all in consumer versions of windows. You can get rid of some of the annoyances but this is nothing that can be done by the average Joe. It's even hard for dedicated computer experts to disable all the crapware in Windows 10 (and even one manages to do so, the cap will come back with the next forced update). > Mostly I'd probably just try and find out why Windows 10 isn't a valid solution. I have to admit this "advice" is almost as ingenious as it is diabolic… Parent is speculating here that someone who goes through all the hassle of upgrading Windows won't do the same work again to switch to some other OS afterwards.

still_grokking 7y ago

> And most of those features can be turned off. This is extremely misleading. The most dangerous (the build in spyware) or most annoying (ads!) "features" can't be turned off at all in consumer versions of windows. You can get rid of some of the annoyances but this is nothing that can be done by the average Joe. It's even hard for dedicated computer experts to disable all the crapware in Windows 10 (and even one manages to do so, the cap will come back with the next forced update). > Mostly I'd probably just try and find out why Windows 10 isn't a valid solution. I have to admit this "advice" is almost as ingenious as it is diabolic… Parent is speculating here that someone who goes through all the hassle of upgrading Windows won't do the same work again to switch to some other OS afterwards.