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If the way to make Windows better is to install things that make it more like Linux, then I have to ask, why not just use Linux instead?

by bsuvc 5y ago

eMSF 5y ago
I guess that would be a no-brainer if someone considered anything that made Windows more like Linux an improvement, but they probably don't. People in general feel most comfortable with the Desktop shell they are used to (the little differences feel jarring) and people who are used to using Windows probably also use some Windows-exclusive software. Also, it's not like Windows has no upsides to it. Relatively recently, I bought a laptop that came with Windows 10 (as they often do), and I noticed that it boots up pretty quickly to login screen; I think a fair bit faster than it takes for another OS to boot up to just the full-disk encryption prompt. It's certainly not enough to make me consider using Windows, but it's not nothing, either.
NotTheDr01ds 5y ago
For the person who wrote the original article, then the answer would be "because that's not an option at their employer." For me, personally, the answer is that I feel Windows provides a better desktop experience, but Linux provides a better command-line experience. For more opinions on that topic, see https://www.reddit.com/r/bashonubuntuonwindows/comments/s0m8tl/why_do_you_use_wsl_instead_of_a_linux_desktop/ https://www.reddit.com/r/bashonubuntuonwindows/comments/s0m8...
ModernMech 5y ago
Because the way to make Linux better is to install things that make it more like Windows. Unfortunately for Linux, the one thing you can't install is software compatibility with Windows apps (unless you count Wine, which even after all these years you really can't). So if you want to run Windows apps the way to go is Windows augmented with Linux features rather than Linux augmented with Windows features.

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If the way to make Windows better is to install things that make it more like Linux, then I have to ask, why not just use Linux instead?

by bsuvc 5y ago

If the way to make Windows better is to install things that make it more like Linux, then I have to ask, why not just use Linux instead?

eMSF 5y ago
I guess that would be a no-brainer if someone considered anything that made Windows more like Linux an improvement, but they probably don't. People in general feel most comfortable with the Desktop shell they are used to (the little differences feel jarring) and people who are used to using Windows probably also use some Windows-exclusive software. Also, it's not like Windows has no upsides to it. Relatively recently, I bought a laptop that came with Windows 10 (as they often do), and I noticed that it boots up pretty quickly to login screen; I think a fair bit faster than it takes for another OS to boot up to just the full-disk encryption prompt. It's certainly not enough to make me consider using Windows, but it's not nothing, either.
NotTheDr01ds 5y ago
For the person who wrote the original article, then the answer would be "because that's not an option at their employer." For me, personally, the answer is that I feel Windows provides a better desktop experience, but Linux provides a better command-line experience. For more opinions on that topic, see https://www.reddit.com/r/bashonubuntuonwindows/comments/s0m8tl/why_do_you_use_wsl_instead_of_a_linux_desktop/ https://www.reddit.com/r/bashonubuntuonwindows/comments/s0m8...
ModernMech 5y ago
Because the way to make Linux better is to install things that make it more like Windows. Unfortunately for Linux, the one thing you can't install is software compatibility with Windows apps (unless you count Wine, which even after all these years you really can't). So if you want to run Windows apps the way to go is Windows augmented with Linux features rather than Linux augmented with Windows features.