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for non-business users, why does OS still matter these days? I used to be a pure Linux desktop user, for two decades, recently I had to use windows and macos f

for non-business users, why does OS still matter these days? I used to be a pure Linux desktop user, for two decades, recently I had to use windows and macos for a few months combined. In the end, 95% of the time was spent inside a browser, the OS seems non-exist to me for the most part, I now consider myself OS neutral though still prefer Linux when I can choose. Welcome to the cloud era.

doubled112 3y ago
I could run completely in the browser probably but I still consider it a worse experience. I game exclusively on Linux but it isn't for everybody. Roblox for the kids, and a bunch of hardware my wife uses don’t have Linux software available either. What is true for you and me is not always true for others.
- synergy20 3y ago
  agree, for non-business(who also are in fact migrating to office365 online than locally installed office suite) and gamers, windows makes sense, for the rest 90%(?) user base it seems to me all OSes will do just fine.
pohuing 3y ago
Gaming in general. Comfort that things work like you're used to. Compatibility with various software. I've got a Linux and a Mac Partition as well, but in the end I'm just more used to Windows and it works best with all the software I use. Proton is still limited for gaming, the Linux DEs all have drawbacks over windows explorer and macos doesn't even have proton going for it.
arbuge 3y ago
I have a bunch of Windows desktops at home that share files using my Windows Onedrive (or LiveDrive or SkyDrive or whatever Microsoft calls it these days - each machine seems to have a different opinion). What's a good easy-to-use alternative for that in the Linux world? Ideally it would also allow me to share between my Windows and Linux machines to make transitioning easier.
- dddddaviddddd 3y ago
  I'm using syncthing: https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/ It requires that at least two machines be up for syncing to happen, but if you have a home server that isn't a problem.
- prmoustache 3y ago
  There are onedrive clients for linux. I tend to prefer syncthing over a cloud app but I have used the nextcloud accound that I got when I installed /e/OS rom on my smartphone in the past.
- zamalek 3y ago
  Syncthing might fit the bill, or just keep using Onedrive: https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive
- philwelch 3y ago
  Dropbox?
bluescrn 3y ago
An average user just needs a web browser these days, but if you do any serious creative work, art/design/music/video etc, you’ve probably got to choose between Windows and Mac
neuralRiot 3y ago
Any workstation use like music/ video production, CAD of any sort, CAM of any sort, device programming/ debugging. These are not always used in “business” but in hobbies too.

doubled112 3y ago

I could run completely in the browser probably but I still consider it a worse experience. I game exclusively on Linux but it isn't for everybody. Roblox for the kids, and a bunch of hardware my wife uses don’t have Linux software available either. What is true for you and me is not always true for others.

synergy20 3y ago
agree, for non-business(who also are in fact migrating to office365 online than locally installed office suite) and gamers, windows makes sense, for the rest 90%(?) user base it seems to me all OSes will do just fine.

pohuing 3y ago

Gaming in general. Comfort that things work like you're used to. Compatibility with various software. I've got a Linux and a Mac Partition as well, but in the end I'm just more used to Windows and it works best with all the software I use. Proton is still limited for gaming, the Linux DEs all have drawbacks over windows explorer and macos doesn't even have proton going for it.

arbuge 3y ago

I have a bunch of Windows desktops at home that share files using my Windows Onedrive (or LiveDrive or SkyDrive or whatever Microsoft calls it these days - each machine seems to have a different opinion). What's a good easy-to-use alternative for that in the Linux world? Ideally it would also allow me to share between my Windows and Linux machines to make transitioning easier.

dddddaviddddd 3y ago
I'm using syncthing: https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/ It requires that at least two machines be up for syncing to happen, but if you have a home server that isn't a problem.
prmoustache 3y ago
There are onedrive clients for linux. I tend to prefer syncthing over a cloud app but I have used the nextcloud accound that I got when I installed /e/OS rom on my smartphone in the past.
zamalek 3y ago
Syncthing might fit the bill, or just keep using Onedrive: https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive
philwelch 3y ago
Dropbox?

bluescrn 3y ago

An average user just needs a web browser these days, but if you do any serious creative work, art/design/music/video etc, you’ve probably got to choose between Windows and Mac

neuralRiot 3y ago

Any workstation use like music/ video production, CAD of any sort, CAM of any sort, device programming/ debugging. These are not always used in “business” but in hobbies too.