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But that's just, like, your opinion, man. I think Windows is crap and yet it has billions (!) of users.
by _hl_ 5y ago
But that's just, like, your opinion, man.
I think Windows is crap and yet it has billions (!) of users.
- lillecarl 5y agoI'd argue that's because your use-case doesn't match that of billions of users. Microsoft has to make judgment calls based on user experience of billions of end users on both kernel and front-end parts whereas the the Linux kernel developers can care only about the power users, which makes for a great kernel with superpowers, but you also need superpowers to wield it. Yes desktop Linux is probably better these days for casual users of many degrees, but those users should probably be using ChromeOS (disregarding privacy questions, only UX) whereas the Linux desktop gives you the choices of boatloads of desktop environments and configurability. There's a reason Windows is the most used "computer operating system" (disregard android and ios). I'm very happy on Linux myself just to be clear, but there are reasons why we're just a few percent of the market, and using free as in Libre and gratis software mostly.
- dasloop 5y agoWindows is crap, Linux is crap, macOS is crap... the crap frat in action. Maybe I'm too pragmatic, maybe OSs are difficult and engineers working on them deserve some credit. Maybe...
- Rexxar 5y agoCalling something crap doesn't give any meaningful information. Tell what are the use case where it doesn't work correctly for you.