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I went from 98 to XP to Linux. I stayed on Linux for more than 10 years, then I switched back to Windows 10. I was tired of having to configure my system, or f
by linkdd 5y ago
I went from 98 to XP to Linux. I stayed on Linux for more than 10 years, then I switched back to Windows 10.
I was tired of having to configure my system, or fix the problems after each breaking update. Too much choice, kills the choice.
Cross-compiling to Windows was a real pain, now on Windows with the WSL, it's just so easy. Also HyperV (for virtual machines) is just way more performant than KVM or VirtualBox.
The only thing I would complain about Windows would be the occasional lag when doing Disk IO.
Don't get me wrong, I still love Linux, and I am still grateful for the Open-Source community.
But saying that the ecosystem of applications is good enough on Linux is a lie:
- Gimp is nowhere near Photoshop for Graphic Designers
- Cubase doesn't run on Linux, which is a widely used software for audio editing
- The Adobe suite (After Effects, ...) for video editing is absent too on Linux
- ...
Yes there are free/open-source alternative, but they are never the standard in the work field.
EDIT NB: Cubase works best on Mac