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> It seems like every few weeks I see posts on HN criticizing Windows about privacy and it’s inconsistent UI. It’s getting a little old. It seems everytime som

> It seems like every few weeks I see posts on HN criticizing Windows about privacy and it’s inconsistent UI. It’s getting a little old. It seems everytime someone points out the obvious flaws in Windows, Windows users seem to attack Linux even though they say "it's not for ordinary users". I could show you tens of posts that criticize Linux and they are posted way too often but no, we only dislike it when someone attacks Windows™. > It’s trivial to use Group Policy Editor to disable windows “spyware” as HNers like to call it. and you don't consider it a spyware? Windows literally does what spywares do, it's not even up for debate anymore. Maybe the definition of spyware has changed in the last 10 years but I don't think Windows is a bad example of what a spyware is. > As far as the “inconsistent” UI goes, it’s funny to me how no one talks about Linux and it’s inconsistencies which are much more significant. UI inconsistencies? Really? Like having control panel or settings at the same time or having icons and UIs from the 90s? Linux is fragmented, we get it. It's an obvious result of the nature of its working. > Windows is an OS a tool to get things done Many of us like our computers. We don't see tools as just tools. They represent philosophies, they represent ideas that we conform to in our life. We care because we care, not because we see them as means to an end, we want to enjoy the means to the fullest.

mdmglr 4y ago
It was not my intent to attack Linux in any way. My point was that these criticisms against the UI are stupid. If the tool gets the job done that’s all that matters. As an example I’m building a flight simulator. I use Ubuntu to run the steam gauges and of course Windows to run the simulator. At the end of the day I’m flying and practicing instrument flight rules. The last thing on my mind when I’m using these computers is that the control panel is a remnant of Windows 8 or the Javafx app on Linux doesn’t match the UI style of gnome. I was not criticizing Linux being hard for “ordinary users”. I’m simply pointing out the DE, WM, GUI toolkits are all fragmented and not very opaque to beginners. I don’t know what the UI tells you about philosophies. What it tells me is that there is a large feature base in windows, worked on by a variety of teams, and there is limited time to ship and certainly more pressing issues to resolve.

mdmglr 4y ago

It was not my intent to attack Linux in any way. My point was that these criticisms against the UI are stupid. If the tool gets the job done that’s all that matters. As an example I’m building a flight simulator. I use Ubuntu to run the steam gauges and of course Windows to run the simulator. At the end of the day I’m flying and practicing instrument flight rules. The last thing on my mind when I’m using these computers is that the control panel is a remnant of Windows 8 or the Javafx app on Linux doesn’t match the UI style of gnome. I was not criticizing Linux being hard for “ordinary users”. I’m simply pointing out the DE, WM, GUI toolkits are all fragmented and not very opaque to beginners. I don’t know what the UI tells you about philosophies. What it tells me is that there is a large feature base in windows, worked on by a variety of teams, and there is limited time to ship and certainly more pressing issues to resolve.