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Windows 10 is can be infuriating. But I can't find any other OS that is a good alternative. It's the worst OS, except for all the other OSes out there. 1. Best

Windows 10 is can be infuriating. But I can't find any other OS that is a good alternative. It's the worst OS, except for all the other OSes out there. 1. Best in gaming. 2. Engineering applications (CAD/Matlab/LabView) are usually windows-first 3. Good software development ecosystem. Now with Windows Subsystem for Linux, the need for having another OS is diminishing. 4. User interface is great. A lot of customization options (official and third party). It is not bare-bones like Linux but also not user-proofed like macOS.

lallysingh 7y ago
#1 true. #2 yes but slowly moving to the web. #3 Linux is way ahead. #4 There are quite a few distributions, I think you should look around. I use KDE happily. I frankly find Windows rather bare bones in what you get. It seems everything needs another app, and they're all a pain in the ass.
- elteto 7y ago
  I don't know about moving to the web on #2. From what I have seen the web alternatives of those products, if they even exist, are tailored to the hobbyist, semi-professional market. Things like Siemens NX _can't_ move to the web, since we are talking about entire development platforms, not just applications.
  - lallysingh 7y ago
    I was thinking about OnShape cad, Mathematica, and Matlab. Pretty major ones.
itvision 7y ago
4. Sadly nowadays it's one of the worst UIs. It was great starting with Windows 95 and ending with 7. It all went downhill starting with Windows 8. Windows 10 isn't much better.
- anchpop 7y ago
  I've heard this often but never seen much justification for it besides things like buttons having less visual distinction from other content and the split control panel/settings app (which is pretty embarrassing). Was there anything else you had in mind?
  - Fjolsvith 7y ago
    Lack of color customization for the UI in order to facilitate vision disability/difficulty.
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lallysingh 7y ago

#1 true. #2 yes but slowly moving to the web. #3 Linux is way ahead. #4 There are quite a few distributions, I think you should look around. I use KDE happily. I frankly find Windows rather bare bones in what you get. It seems everything needs another app, and they're all a pain in the ass.

elteto 7y ago
I don't know about moving to the web on #2. From what I have seen the web alternatives of those products, if they even exist, are tailored to the hobbyist, semi-professional market. Things like Siemens NX _can't_ move to the web, since we are talking about entire development platforms, not just applications.
- lallysingh 7y ago
  I was thinking about OnShape cad, Mathematica, and Matlab. Pretty major ones.

itvision 7y ago

4. Sadly nowadays it's one of the worst UIs. It was great starting with Windows 95 and ending with 7. It all went downhill starting with Windows 8. Windows 10 isn't much better.

anchpop 7y ago
I've heard this often but never seen much justification for it besides things like buttons having less visual distinction from other content and the split control panel/settings app (which is pretty embarrassing). Was there anything else you had in mind?
- Fjolsvith 7y ago
  Lack of color customization for the UI in order to facilitate vision disability/difficulty.

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