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I have been using Windows and Linux for about 20+ years. Still remember the Linux Kernel 2.0 days and Windows NT 4. And I have to admit that I am more familiar

I have been using Windows and Linux for about 20+ years. Still remember the Linux Kernel 2.0 days and Windows NT 4. And I have to admit that I am more familiar with the Linux kernel than the Windows one. Now, that being said, I think the Windows kernel sounded better on paper, but in reality Windows was never as stable as Linux (even in it's early days) doing everyday tasks (file sharing, web/mail/dns server etc.). Even to this day, the Unix philosophy of doing one thing and doing it well stands: maybe the Linux kernel wasn't as fancy as the Windows one, but it did what it was supposed to do very well.

torginus 2y ago
Windows is way more stable than Linux when you consider the entire desktop stack. The number of crashes, and data loss bugs I've experienced when using Linux over the years constantly puts me off from using it as a daily driver
1970-01-01 2y ago
I remember when 'Linux doesn't get viruses' was a true statement. It did things well because it wasn't nearly as popular as WinNT (because it wasn't nearly as user friendly as WinNT) and you needed an experienced administrator to get anything important running..