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Why do people still use Microsoft(MS)? Some companies force people to use MS but then the Linux desktop offerings have never been great. Of course serious power

Why do people still use Microsoft(MS)? Some companies force people to use MS but then the Linux desktop offerings have never been great. Of course serious power users use Mac. I only use Linux but have been forced to use MS with some development jobs. Seeing from both sides I can say the MS based development companies were amateurish while the Unix/Linux/Mac were mostly professional.

touristtam 6y ago
Usually people heavily invested in MSOffice (either through licenses or through personal experience).
- peter_retief 6y ago
  It is exactly that, licensing, training, certificates and experience.
coverj 6y ago
> Why do people still use Microsoft(MS)? for me, Steam for video games and Visual Studio
- FullyFunctional 6y ago
  Proton is getting pretty good (Windows games on Linux) and VS Code is pretty fantastic (supported on almost all the platforms I use). I do have a Windows installation, but I boot it up less than one a month.
UglyToad 6y ago
I think OS discussions often become a breeding ground for people to feel offended because people have different preferences but: I just don't find Linux (or Mac) a compelling alternative. I can do everything I possibly need on Windows; Visual Studio, gaming, VS code, docker, node, browsing, whatever. I absolutely think Linux is so much better for servers since it can all be done from the command line..NET Core was a game changer in that regard, but I'm still perfectly fine with Windows desktop. I think it comes down to what you prefer, are you a tinkerer or just a user? I just want my desktop to run, I don't care what drivers I'm running or anything like that. Windows comes with the computer, I'm used to it and I've never had the problems described by people. I can plug in any peripheral and it just goes, it's frictionless for me. As far as restarting I'm fine with it, I don't run my computer 24 hours a day, I shut it down after work until I need it for gaming or other reasons, I'm not running software for the space shuttle so I don't need 10 nines uptime
- KozmoNau7 6y ago
  > "I just want my desktop to run, I don't care what drivers I'm running or anything like that." Which is exactly why I use Linux as my main desktop OS, specifically openSUSE. All of the drivers are just there stuff just works. When I started out with Linux in 2001, it was with a tinkerer mindset, but now I really just want something that gets out of my way. Windows just keeps getting in my way and Windows 10 is the worst yet. The only reason I dual boot is for gaming, Proton is still not quite there yet.

touristtam 6y ago

Usually people heavily invested in MSOffice (either through licenses or through personal experience).

peter_retief 6y ago
It is exactly that, licensing, training, certificates and experience.

coverj 6y ago

> Why do people still use Microsoft(MS)? for me, Steam for video games and Visual Studio

FullyFunctional 6y ago
Proton is getting pretty good (Windows games on Linux) and VS Code is pretty fantastic (supported on almost all the platforms I use). I do have a Windows installation, but I boot it up less than one a month.

UglyToad 6y ago

I think OS discussions often become a breeding ground for people to feel offended because people have different preferences but: I just don't find Linux (or Mac) a compelling alternative. I can do everything I possibly need on Windows; Visual Studio, gaming, VS code, docker, node, browsing, whatever. I absolutely think Linux is so much better for servers since it can all be done from the command line..NET Core was a game changer in that regard, but I'm still perfectly fine with Windows desktop. I think it comes down to what you prefer, are you a tinkerer or just a user? I just want my desktop to run, I don't care what drivers I'm running or anything like that. Windows comes with the computer, I'm used to it and I've never had the problems described by people. I can plug in any peripheral and it just goes, it's frictionless for me. As far as restarting I'm fine with it, I don't run my computer 24 hours a day, I shut it down after work until I need it for gaming or other reasons, I'm not running software for the space shuttle so I don't need 10 nines uptime

KozmoNau7 6y ago
> "I just want my desktop to run, I don't care what drivers I'm running or anything like that." Which is exactly why I use Linux as my main desktop OS, specifically openSUSE. All of the drivers are just there stuff just works. When I started out with Linux in 2001, it was with a tinkerer mindset, but now I really just want something that gets out of my way. Windows just keeps getting in my way and Windows 10 is the worst yet. The only reason I dual boot is for gaming, Proton is still not quite there yet.