Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
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Re: Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
#2The real reasons I use Linux are mostly out of convenience. For example, updating all my software and OS using one command rather than clicking on 50 updaters.
Re: Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
#3I just went back after 3 years of Ubuntu. Admittedly I am a dilettante but I never did anything very "hacky" and still ended up with a broken upgrade path, twice. I can't have this in a work desktop machine.
My employer gives zero f's about my privacy concerns.
Re: Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
#4And 2022 will be the year of the Linux desktop™.
Re: Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
#5As a counterpoint:
Reasons to consider NOT switching to Linux
Re: Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
#6Is that website hosted on a Windows computer?
Re: Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
#7Wait a minute... You need a Microsoft account to log into Windows these days?
Laughs in Linux
Re: Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
#8A lot of software are only developed for Windows though, for example, SolidWorks. But running it in a brower via cloud is another story.
Re: Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
#9I don't disagree with switching to linux, but this isn't a great list.
Points 1 & 2 are the same (don't buy a new PC), and quite a few of the rest are fixed as you can run all Linux software in the Linux subsystem for Windows.
Re: Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
#10...and the intrusive frequent updates as well. Honestly, one of the biggest pain points for me.