Why Should I Use Linux? | Windows & MacOS Work Just Fine
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- Опубликовано: 22 мар 2023
- Why Should I Use Linux? | Windows & MacOS Work Just Fine
A quick video covering the reasons I use Linux as opposed to Windows or MacOS. Take a look and let me know why you use Linux in the comments below.
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I recently switched my ASUS 2 in 1 laptop from Windows 10 to Feren OS Linux. I gotta say, I am really impressed and liking it so far. Only issue I am having is getting my wireless Epson ET-3700 printer to connect and print from it. Other than that, all my drivers and even my touchscreen hardware was picked up by the OS and worked right out of the box. No plans to put it back on Windows 10 anytime soon. I do still use Windows on my new gaming PC so I can play mods and VR, so I will still use Windows in that respect.
I used the C64 and Amiga, Atari ST ages ago, the Windows era was a dark time for me, Linux and the community really brings the fun and joy back.
Ya, I am like you went from vic-20 to Ti99/4a to c64 to Amiga 500 to PC (mid 90s)....dark times..msdos/windows... I looked at Linux once and awhile but stuck with mainstream... but recently I went Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Linux and now use that, does basically anything I could do in Windows 11... plus more privacy, and being free, google chrome memory usage went down to like 3-4 GIGs ram compared with WIndows 11 (10GIGS ram).
Same here except a bit of PET CBM tossed in for age. ;) Could not have said it better myself. Linux gave me my computer back!
@@johnnybigpotato2404 Ya, I forgot to include CBM PET at elementary school like grade 1 for me.....we had to sign out at lunch hour to use it. I remember the teacher getting a floppy drive for it was a big thing. We had to load up programs on tape. But people a little older than me had to use punch cards.
Exactly man.
how could someone say there's too many distros? I don't hear people complaining about too many car models when they look for a new car. you find a distro the same way you go car shopping. figure out what features and functions you need from your vehicle, research the specs, and then take it for a test drive. and just like how you might want a truck for a few years, and later switch to an eco-friendly hybrid, it's normal to change your distribution to fit your needs. luckily, it's much easier to install a new distro than to try to sell and buy a new car 😂
The difference is a car isn't free and is a big commitment, Linux is free and because there is so much choice lots of people don't stick to one distro and try out other ones and never settle!!
I had been using Windows ever since my first PC many years ago. For a few years I had been looking at a number of Linux versions and even set up dual boot on the last two PCs I owned. Win 10 was the last version I used. When I heard that 10 would be unsupported in 2025 and how much 11 was going to be tracking everything I do, I said that's it. I moved to Garuda Linux based my eBuzz Central reviews. Even though I have a couple of apps that only run in Windows, and I tried to run them under Wine and a virtual box (very poor results) I refuse to go back to Windows. Blender, GNU Cash, GIMP, Inkscape, etc. all run so much faster in Linux. I may buy a cheap Micro/mini PC with Win 10 to run the other programs I need, but I won't ever connect it to the Internet so it can't relay info it collects. Linux will always be my main OS from now on.
My only reason for using Linux nowadays is to prolong the life of any computer I have that doesn't officially support Windows 11, namely any computer that runs a CPU that's older than the 8th Generation Intel CPU's or the Zen+-based AMD CPU's.
Yeah, I hope more people keep their OlDeR computers and just move to Linux. It really would save them money and help out Linux as a whole!
Win 11 has stripped version called "Tiny11" and it runs on "unsupported" hardware.
windows is awful, you dont own your computer using it since it requires a internet connection.
I have tried linux several times, and in my experience;
When you work 9 hours every day in windows you come home exhausted, Now do the same things that you did at work - do these computer tasks in Linux. And just re-learn to every thing from scratch just to the same things different in linux. Yeah, right!? Makes no sense. Most people just don’t have the time to learn the same thing in linux. Learning how to “Linux freedom” is very very VERY time consuming,
The main reason we use Linux is MS Windows and my experiences with Microsoft in 25 years of using their products, plus what Microsoft chose to do with Windows 10. The much faster response with older equipment was the icing on the cake.
Windows 10 wasn't AWFUL, but 11 made the bad parts of Windows 10 worse while introducing a s**t-ton of additional issues, like forced Microsoft Account during setup, TPM requirements, and planned obsolescence with Intel 7th gen & earlier, AMD pre-Ryzen, and AMD Zen (og) CPUs. No reason they technically can't run Windows 11 apart from Microsoft.
@@cameronbosch1213 A giggle for you Cameron. My daily driver MINT system dual-boots into an early build of MS Windows 10 for those silly games I adore. It's been decluttered and given a manual and un-routable IP address so no internet access. Happens when I'm playing one of those games I get a pop-up saying that 'Windows is adding new features'. My muttered response is "Not bloody likely!" Some would say that I've wimped out, but at 70 I decided I get what I want.
@@BWGPEI Exactly. Your choice when to upgrade. Your choice on what to put on your computer you paid all of that money for. Your choice on what leaves that computer!
Okay I'm a long time Windows user and test driving Linux and dedicated an old machine to it.
But I do take exception to your comments about available software. I run special niche apps for use with a special niche hobby, that is ham radio. There are certain applications that only run under Windows period. The software authors are small time developers in that there's a limited specific market. Much of it's free and some proprietary.
So yes I'd like to see that software run in Linux and much of it does. I think there should be more effort with WINE to accommodate these applications. Not saying there hasn't been a lot of effort with WINE.
That said Windows is going a direction that will orphan many current PCs. Windows 11 requires special hardware requirements to officially run. That includes my machine and I have opted NOT to upgrade to Windows 11 through the back door. In 2 years Microsoft will no longer support Windows 10. If Microsoft doesn't provide an option for users of legacy hardware, then there will be millions of orphaned machines that won't be able to run a supported version of Windows.
That's why I'm doing my Linux test drive. Actually I'll be using Linux anyway no matter which course Microsoft chooses.
You know Ebuzz, most viewers are Linux users. They nod their head whenever you say something. You don't get the arguments from the Windows users. People like Linux Tech Tips have those viewers, and when Linus tried Linux last time, he unknowingly nuked his DE. You can blame Linus, but the normal Windows users gets the message.
Most viewers here are BOTH Linux and Win users so they have the perspective for valid insights. Many comments are not fully supportive of Linux. Mine included as I mentioned the weakness in connecting peripherals. Solve that and I'm all in. I'm about 70% even now.
@Colin Bruner First, Linus didn't update his system before trying to install something. That will cause problems. Second, he didn't read the message that he was "doing something potentially harmful" when APT was going to remove fundamental packages. The "Yes, do as I say!" message appeared when you were doing something really bad like killing a pre-installed DE or core package. He was doing something on that level, which is why the message appeared. If he had just read the message (which he admitted to not fully reading the message), he would have probably not killed GNOME / POP!_OS.
I use Linux on all but one of my P.C.s. Still need Windows for some things, only because I have not learned how to get a few things to work on Linux. Finding the answers on Linux can be very frustrating, just finding a tutorial can be difficult. I think this is why a lot of people just give up.
I totally agree on the whole Data collection and privacy thing
As I went to Linux I was the paranoid one just because I want my privacy and because I don't want to feed the Corporate spyware coalition (as I like to call Apple, MS AMZN, Goggle and any other thing that wants my personal data) and I also Hope that someday everything goes FOSS alone for privacy and protection of personal Data
You are so wright!!! Above all Linux does not need that much of resources to run on a PC; I use right now Mint on a 15 year old machine...
People who are aware of what is happening right now in our society... should be happy to have the ability of Linux freedom; anyway, I enjoy it and that's what it is all about: fun
I run on main pc, Linux Mint on hard drive, MS Windows 11 on ssd usb drive on it and MX Linux on ssd usb drive on it. Use Linux more than windows.
@7:15 You need a good reason to specifically want to use Linux. Why would you settle for an alternative to your familiar software if you don't need to? If you want freedom and choice and don't mind learning and changing how to do things, Linux is a good choice over anything else.
Agree, learn something new every day!
Windows works fine until it doesn't.
I had fiddled with settings to minimize automatic updates and data collection, but I still had my PC rebooting automatically overnight sometimes when I had something running, which was annoying.
The bigger problem for me was the lack of support for my hardware setup with Windows 11. I figured I'd try Linux instead of "upgrading" to be Windows 11 compliant. So far it's working well.
Windows 11 has been the worst windows edition since...well if I am to be honest it has been the worst release. It has been over 2 straight years and Windows 11 still has problems. At the very last Windows 11 has received enough stability patches that it is at least usable. It launched like a dumpster fire with jet fuel. I switched to linux as a result on all of my numerous machines. Mind you they all were eligible for Windows 11 but I just said nah, had enough of the instability.
@@josephlh1690 I hadn't thought of it much until lately, but my Windows 10 work PC has been acting up lately. Some of it is probably just remote-related slowness, which isn't new, but some programs like Visual Studio have a ~33% chance of not opening properly, and twice this week I've had to fall back to using Edge for end-of-day web browsing because Chrome wouldn't open. I've never had to use Edge prior to this year, lol.
But it's up in the air whether it's really a Windows problem or if it's something stupid that my corporate overlord has pushed.
I'm not looking forward to having to use Windows 11 for work... hopefully I'll be retired by then.
Yes the WIndows updates "I'll reboot at the most inconvenient time" scenario. I even hate that you can't pick when you want updates to happen anymore other than setting your connection to metered which stops it. But even that doesn't work 100% if windows feels it must update the system, then it ignores anything from the user which is not how this game should be played.
@@peterschmidt9942 Yeah, I was getting the reboots even though I had set my connection to metered. Very dumb.
@@ordinaryhuman5645 Windows 11 has been a nightmare for businesses. i have seen a couple pretty nasty incidents unfold after a windows 11 update broke shit hard. I have never seen a windows operating system launch in such a poor state and remain unstable for this long. The problem with Windows 11 is for the most part a result of update instability. If the updates weren't so unstable, as well as its fragile registries, it would be a great operating system.
The unfortunate conclusion I've come to, is that, unless you have absolutely no friends, family or business acquaintances, trying to protect your privacy in the age of data mining, is a fool's errand. An infinitely small number of people have any interest in taking responsibility for the privacy of the people on their contact list. So, when the data collection hits the average person, you're collateral damage, whether you run the most secure computer system at home or not.
That being said, I'm not going to load the world's largest piece of spyware onto my computers to make it easy for the data miners.
To be fair, if it wasn't for my Video Editing lessons requiring me to use Premiere, I wouldn't be running Windows.
Linux - an open source OS in a proprietary world! Meaning that interfacing with hardware and software from the surroundings can be harder than the reverse (i.e. running open source apps in prop OS's). Moving to Linux has long been an ideal of mine; but the reality has proven harder. (yet here I am writing this from my new Linux OS - so don't give up!) As others have said, some things either just don't work; or break the OS completely: Or some are super stable but much more restricted for use. But in other ways Linux can be much more stable, secure and of course the privacy and control over your system and data is HUGE. Linux can be much lighter and hence run faster and cooler; as is my current experience on a 1st gen i7 laptop. Sometimes you have to try quite a few distros before you find one that really does what you need: So you have to really want to make the change - and it can take some effort and patience. The huge choice is a double edged sword; just like the open source philosophy, meaning I still have to dual boot Win7 and use Win10 in a VM. I tried a whole raft of distros; many of which would not even boot from the live media; or that booted but were really messed up/unusable on my system. So it seems you have to choose the right distro for your system. All that said, it seems that Linux in general is moving in a direction that is beginning to address some of the drawbacks : - Although it ran too slow on my system ( the KDE Drgnzd variant) Garuda is a good example of this: as is AV Linux MX Edition which I am now happily running. Both have extensive GUI tools for managing the system intuitively and both are reported to run reliably (on appropriate hardware in the case of Garuda). They also make adding 3rd party and proprietary extensions/codecs/drivers etcetera much easier. Neither robs you of the ability to learn and use the power of the terminal, or to strip your system to it's open source bones: but they don't make things harder than they need to be - which is crucial for attracting new users. I sometimes think we would do better with just a few less distros and more consolidation of effort around some of the best in class or of type: or development of cross distro tools and other things that would positively affect the whole Linux ecco-system.
As I said before though - it almost seems as though Linux is coming of age (I'm a little surprised it's taken so long!)...and just in good time too! The direction Microsoft is going in is untenable for many of us. Will be interesting to see if my Linux transition endures the test of time...this time :)
Chatgpt will probably replace MS Cortana.
Is there a foss alternative to Alexa and the google speaker thing?
Yes, live mate at another end of line.
I'm afraid that the vast choice that has it's advantages is a turn off for many people who might have considered it. Windows gives you a consistent approach and that is vital to many. It can take way more than 15-20 minutes to learn something new but the argument against it is the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' line, which is viable. But the key issues with getting more people to use Linux are the unnecessary need to use terminal so much and how so many tell me that when they seek online support, they are consistently spoken down to by the 'nerd' communities that seem to think that they are part of an exclusive club that seeks to keep many out. Until some of these fundamental issues are addressed then Linux will remain a more niche OS. Sadly, listening to this piece, it backs up the concerns. However, it is good to open the conversation in order to receive feedback. I agree that AI (which doesn't actually exists, it is IA, Improved Automation) is bad and will wreak havoc on societies. You won't ever know who to trust and believe in the future.
I currently use Linux, and no it’s not true Linux is as a time where you rarely need to use the terminal, and when you do it’s well documented enough that you can probably find a tutorial on the internet that tell you EXACTLY what you would need to do
Back when I made the choice to run Linux it wasn't the choice or possibilities that turned me off quite the contrary I was amazed of what I saw but what turned me off at the time was that gaming was not where it is today on Linux, so I waited then I heard about Pop and made the leap of faith and regarding that I am more satisfied with Pop than windows ever could in every regard and I came to stay
I tried a bunch of different Linux distros only a year ago, and I had to go back to Windows like an abused spouse. Why? Because of a few of the things you mentioned.
1. Convenience of Windows. That counts for a lot. Sometimes, especially after a long day of life crap, I just want to boot my computer and go. Whether that is online to watch videos or play games, even old ones where the companies never thought about Linux let alone made their games compatible with any distro.
2. Gaming. As much as people like to hide their heads in the sand with Linux on "Gaming is getting better!" They never focus on the key word, "getting." Only a year ago, it was "getting better," but I still couldn't play even Yakuza 0 on it, let alone certain emulators. Lutris's site was annoying as hell to deal with if I had a VPN or even left UBlock Origin on. And some game launchers plain didn't want to work on Linux distros, chief being Origin (Now EA App or whatever) and Ubisoft, which I do have some games on.
3. And this is the ultimate nail in the coffin for Linux, even if the previous two issues get solved completely. The community. I have never seen a worse community filled with elitist assholes in my life, and I am in various anime and gaming communities, so that is saying something. No matter what problem I had, there was always at least one self-righteous douche who would mock every question, and not even answer the damn thing because he/she didn't know the answer and just wanted to be a keyboard fighter. At least one meaning that there were many more in other places or in regards to other problems. Either answer the question or tag/mention someone you think could help. Nothing more, nothing less. At least the Windows people are kind in their uselessness. It should mean something that I'd rather have Microsoft steal my credit card info than deal with any Linux forum because of the people. And if any Linux fans read this, maybe YOU should bring this issue up to any forum admins about this so more "normies" can be willing to use Linux. I'm going to university to be a software developer, and I feel such disgust for the Linux community to the point I'd rather stick to Windows.
@@Batwam0 I played with 6 different distros, and even people who were kind about asking for help got torn into. I did use a bunch of Arch/bleeding edge distros so maybe that could be involved.
It's just the whole "Not knowing the answer but somehow being an arrogant douche" that bothered me the most. I would rather a simple "I don't know" than anything else.
However, I do appreciate your invitation! I will check out the Ubuntu forums and the Reddit now! I remember getting an Ubuntu CD way back in 2006, but only played around with it and didn't install it. I think random life stuff got in the way before I could look deeper into Linux back then. It's funny to think about now.
FREE!
Live Free or Die
I wish they can have AI in Ubuntu, to know when a kernel update broke my log on screen.
They say linux is free if you don't care about your time
I say Windows is free if you don't care about your privacy (and the annoying watermark)
I was on Linux nearly exclusively for 6 years, mostly Ubuntu Maté and Mint. I abandoned Linux after a simple upgrade broke the system, the third time I was pushed into a clean install. The culprit was Nvidia, the most common graphics card on the market. Now Windows 10 is the main one, but I keep a few Linux distros around as USB and VM installs. All your positive points, while true, become trivial when faced with an OS that makes a system inoperable every two years.
Debian never breaks.
@@begratefulandhappy while I cannot say I had enough experience with Debian, I offer up the following challenge:
Is there anyone reading this who stayed with Debian from Debian 8 to Debian 11, upgraded some hardware (esp video cards), and never had to do a clean install? I still have a working Windows 7 that never broke, by comparison.
@@begratefulandhappy That's a very bold statement
@@ruddock7 I suspect that he does not count the need for a clean install as a problem of breaking. I absolutely see clean installs as evidence that Linux desktops are not fit for purpose.
@@cliffsloane6548 I've been on it since Debian Jessie. Pretty weird coincidence that you mention Debian 8 exactly. Didn't change video cards... only. Changed the whole computer. And just moved the ext4 root filesystem, and the home partition+filesystem from laptop, to a PC, and then to another PC. As long as you do things the correct way, Debian is a rock.
When I read about your Nvidia thing, I've asked myself 2 questions:
1. I wonder if he installed the driver from the Nvidia website (wrong way).
2. I wonder if he encountered the Wayland issue. There was a weird change in the past that left you with a black screen. But that happened on distros that move too fast, rolling releases and whatnot. As long as you always run the latest version, or close to latest, you will get bugs on ANYTHING, any OS, any software tool.
And while they're good enough, Ubuntu generally, and Linux Mint especially are a bit of crossbreeds because of the way they get packages in, if you mix "main" with "universe" (some come from testing/unstable versions of Debian, some maintained by Canonical directly, some packages are almost unmaintained, always looked like a semi-mess to me). They're bound to have more issues than a pure stable distro. When Linux Mint moved from having Ubuntu as a source, to having Debian, I'm sure things got better.
At first, I felt like I was missing out having an OS that is almost the same and only changes every 2 years. Then I figured that it's basically the same on Windows (not much changes in 2 years, nothing massive at least). So I'm not missing anything. A refresh every 2 years works out quite well. It's not worth chasing some minor new feature out yesterday, that changes very little, but inserts the risk of adding new, unknown bugs to the system.
Here is one reason! October 2025 Windows 10 is no longer supported with security updates...
Your system is not eligible for windows 11. Linux to the rescue! Keep your old machine and it will
still be usable!
Many applications in Linux simply don’t work properly. Many application interfaces look like a first year programmer created it. Many distros can be buggy. Some things require editing configuration files to get things to work. For instance, automounting server share folders. Linux is not as user friendly as many make it out to be and does require some research to accomplish tasks that are more automatic on Windows and Mac. I don’t hate Linux. I use it on an old laptop.
Many? That most be more than one, then. 🥸
programs work fine, windows is slow and has forced updates with more bugs too.
Linux is ok for servers, would not use it as a desktop if having better options available. MacOS imho is the best desktop OS. It can do same stuff than Linux cause its a real UNIX and also combines the quality commercial desktop stuff like Windows but in better quality. Mac hardware + MacOS is way better optimized than your random PC+Windows combo. Windows is only needed if you need dedicated PC game rig.
I run MX21 a Debian based distro. Enjoy it a lot BUT...The main problem with Linux are peripherals. I struggled so much just to get a Bluetooth adapter and headphones to work. I still can't get connected to my wifi Cannon printer. Windows is still truly "plug and play". Specialty software is not usually in my repository but the sources are making it easier by using ApImage. You still have to know how to make those executable. But yes freedom and ownership and community keep me using linux. I'm still printing from Windows. (Sigh)
can not get my canon to work either. it use to but after a update it didn't
Oh brother! I’m in the same boat with a Brother printer.😞
AI Will be helpful only when it is run locally. I saw some ppl doing that (not chat gpt something else) but it needs 800gb of storage and 12gb of vram.
My thoughts on recent AI integration. The benefits are voluminous. Workplace efficiency for some, like copy writers and programmers, will improve ten-fold. We will see expansive and rapid developments in research. AI can provide greater levels of automation, even into areas that previously required human decision-making and intervention. AI has changed the trajectory for new discoveries by vastly reducing timeframes for test cycles and data analytics.
And the only real downfall of AI is the complete loss of our individual freedoms and rights and more power and control for the government-corporate ruling class. Seems like a no brainer to me.
if you do your own model it's fine for your work, but if you feed others people's data without any consent it is a crime. We will have see, it will get so absurd that something will have to give.
It has to do with convenience over availability.
- People will pay for a bottle of water more often than drinking water from a glass.
- People will go to a restaurant more often than cooking food at home.
- People will play games on Windows more often than working with a capability layer on Linux.
- People will work more productively with Microsoft/Google office than using Libreoffice.
- People will use iCal more often than Kontact.
... You get the idea.
If you give the average joe a choice between something cheap/free that's available vs. something convenient that's available, 9 times out of 10 they will go for the latter.
Also, did my other comment get deleted?
I'm using Linux for so long that I forget that those things exists.. you kinda scared me dude!
I'll switch to Linux when it can run DCS world at the same framerate as a Windows machine. Till then it's an interesting curiosity on my other PC.
Considering recent GPUs under Linux have a fully open-source graphics stack, GPU drivers included, it's technically possible to implement a true Linux-native DirectX pipeline, without any graphics API translation layers in the middle. In fact, Gallium Nine is just that for DX9 and AMD/Intel cards. And if the opensource NVIDIA drivers get ported to Mesa, NVIDIA cards as well.
Until then, DXVK is your best shot. And it does outperform Windows in some games.
A KVM virtual machine with GPU passthrough is _extremely_ close to baremetal Windows, though. The VM speaks directly to the GPU hardware using the original Windows GPU drivers. Chances are it'll run at very similar if not identical framerates inside the VM, depending on where the hardware bottleneck is.
Ebuzz your being a little harsh on Microsoft edge. Granted...the idea that it tracks your sexual preference is a little too far on user privacy. But as far as shopping goes, Microsoft edge is honestly one of the best browsers to shop with. I would take Edge over google Chrome any day. Especially on Linux. Funnily enough, I don't actually like using Edge on windows. It is way too resource heavy on Windows due to its more excessive integration there.
As for your comments on AI. Yes I think AI really needed more time in the oven before releasing it. At least a few more years. At least Google had the common sense to flat out say that AI is not as safe as it needs to be.
How can you be comfortable with a browser that LITERALLY TRACKS YOUR FUCKING SEXUALITY, and then shrug it off because it offers a few nice to haves
@@bigbruv5328 Microsoft Edge doesn't know that information. When creating a Microsoft account, it doesn't ask you your sexual preference, because what is the point of knowing it?
if most of the time the pc is being used for the internet, fine as most browsers have a linux version doh. when it comes to graphics or multimedia there is a good alternative which use compatible file types and the same applies to office apps. linux is free and most software is free so what is the reason not to use it.....
It's not like windows and Mac really works for them, they THINK they work for them; it's like the slave born as slave, he does not know different way of life. Joining Linux is like escaping Matrix
If you say so
Yesterday windows tried to take control of my files from me when i get home from work I’m switching to Linux and never looking back
I disagree on one point. We will indeed be feeding the AI, like it or not. Questions is, Do you really want all the smart and reasonable people to be left out of the AI character profile??? Think about it. :)
Freedom to customize and make it your own? You must be talking about KDE instead of Gnome then 😀. I find modern Gnome as constraining as MacOS. But hey, as you say, you are free to put Gnome handcuffs on yourself if you want, or use something lighter weight than either KDE or Gnome. I can kind of understand how people are complacent and stick with Windows since I find even Win 11 to be solid, but the modern MacOS...what an abomination. Around 2012 era, OSX felt stable, but this current crap is so buggy and has an inconsistent UX of cobbled together approaches that it makes using the stunning Mac hardware nearly intolerable. I get into zsh as quickly as possible on my work Macbook Pro M1. BTW, for personal daily driver...OpenSUSE Tumbleweed KDE all the way!
Thats what is so great.. being able to choose GNOME or KDE or anything else is part of being able to customize it and make it your own... you don't even have to use GNOME if it doesn't work for you.
YOU ARE 110% RIGHT!!!!!!!! I agree with you all the way.
Literally no normi cares about your data privacy speeches. The Normi is going to switch to Linux when it supports the software THEY need and is superior in most things to Windows. Nobody is going to give up a productive and efficient work flow without sufficient benefit from it.
This is true, and I hate it. 😢
I tried to escape Windows for 2 years and now I am fed up with Linux and software. I return to stable and user-friendly Win 7.
@Scarlet And most people don't care TWM.
The privacy stuff means nothing anyway. because if someone installs Linux Mint, then uses edge or chrome to browse twitter, facebook, and use their gmail and outlook accounts....it all goes out the window anyway xD
@@riokolza1782 You mean it all goes out the Windows? ;3
Being a developer I guess I can't get rid of Windoze altogether which is a pity. But the fact remains that more I use Windoze more I hate it. People who say stupid things about Linux are the ones who have actually sold their souls to the M$. The truth is that Windoze sucks big time. It suffocates and stifles the user. My personal experience with Windoze has been horrible. Work keeps on piling up which Windoze has no intention of finishing up because it is busy phoning home. On the other hand my 10 year old PC running Ubuntu 22.10 is a breath of fresh air. Work never piles up. There is no frustration as in Windoze. I hope they will get the legal issues fixed so cross compiling can happen from Linux so I don't have to use Windoze at all.
I asked ChatGPT what to do if I am tired and frustrated of Linux. ChatGPT gave me some advices, one of which was to ditch Linux. And I agree. Could not stand Linux anymore. I'll return to glassy Win 7. I really like it and software for it.
Windows 7 have no more security and did not get any update from begining of this year. Very good os, but very risky to use now.
@@aroundtheworldfacts76 Yes. But I don't like Win 8.1 and had no problems with Win 7 so far. Firewall is enabled, hackers do not target Win 7 as it is used by a small amount of users.
Good luck. I mean it, truly!
Which software you use? Most modern versions are no longer supports W7.
that what I like but they don't have updates anymore not even for browsers that why I went to linux trying to make one in comparison but only get disappointed. I find that linux Desktop Environments is not near as user Friendly as windows though. the help I try to get and find out that they are not very friendly either. I think that why most are with windows because linux is too much to learn for an average person to do it. I guess I just have to deal with their advertisements and controlling my window even linux ment cinnamon that I got now on my other computer won't let me default a browser and I have a lot more problem with it then I do with win10.
Amen, brother!
I love linux but there's always something. Discord not being hardware accelerated on Linux for some reason was the last thing that made me not use it as much as I want to
User freedom is the only good reason to use Linux. Choice is nonsense. Fragmentation is nonsense. Linux is 70s mainframe is forced to be a desktop
Really, 70's mainframe? It wasn't until the 90's it was created. I run two businesses and a RUclips channel on nothing but Linux machines.....
@@eBuzzCentral Linux was created in 90s to be exactly like Unix which is from 70s
Windows don't work that good at all
Linux not Free , use GNU Hurd
You can go BSD.
Actually, the Linux libre kernel is also free, as all of the proprietary blobs are removed from the kernel.
Also, Linux has been under the GPL v2 since late 1992. It _is_ FOSS!
@@cameronbosch1213 Linux libre may be free but you sure it isn't EVIL ? Checkmate !! GNU Hurd so Good, its made by Good people and can only be used by certified Good humans. Btw I use Windows...
"I have to spend 500 dollars on a good computer and another 100 dollars, or get a secret coupon from a website and spend 50 dollars on a lesser version of my operating system, which spies on me, just so itll run fast, as opposed to 200 dollars on a regular computer and no extra money for the OS, which doesnt spy, why would I switch?"