Linux gives you more control, but it's a far cry from a CP/M or DOS environment. For one thing, those computing systems were much simpler, so small changes went

Linux gives you more control, but it's a far cry from a CP/M or DOS environment. For one thing, those computing systems were much simpler, so small changes went a long way. You can still accomplish the same level of control by only using the Linux terminal. To the average user, Linux is just another opinionated, effectively non-modular, effectively source-available stack. Control over your environment is handed over to the collective, instead of a corporation.