You can add telemetry and privacy to the list of differences. Windows makes you agree to data gathering in its license agreement and you have to opt out of it to reduce the amount of data Microsoft collects. Also you can't fully stop Microsoft's data collection on Windows 10 and 11. On Linux, there is usually no data collection by default and you have opt in to the limited data collection that some things have on Linux. When a distro makes the mistake of turning it on by default, the backlash is huge from the Linux community and there's always quick ways to turn it off.
Linux software and stability seemed lacking back in 2010. Yes, simply plugging an MP3 player via USB in Ubuntu 10.4 WIPED OUT THE ENTIRE HOME FOLDER! But now I'm on Linux Mint 22 and everything is much more improved and stable :)
With Linux being open source, not only is it easy to find and fix holes, but it is possible for hackers to quickly find and utilize holes in the OS. As to Linux support the user support is also very bad. They attack users for "stupid questions" and in some cases (Arch Linux for example) they are hostile to anyone asking basic questions. Linux is only great if you pick the right one is true. But you still have to become aware of the concept of mounting devices and getting access to that mount. There are also many older drivers that just do not exist on Linux. Or they are here but do not function the same making the software using that driver to fail or just not work.
You do not need to know about mounting drives in Linux. You just plug in a device and the OS mounts it. If you want to mess around with mounting then go for it. I don't know why people just make up shit about Linux then broadcast lies as if they are experts. A modern Distro mounts drives automatically. You do not need to use the terminal to get things done, most things are point and click. The Terminal is a tool used to configure and fix things. It is the same on most Oses. Windows is closed source but hackers find ways to attack it. Open source does not make it easier to find ways to attack Linux as EVERYONE else can see and fix the flaws. Do old drivers work in Windows? No they do not. My scanner stopped working as Canon refused to update its drivers. But I plug the same scanner into Linux and it works. Stop spreading lies.
I disagree with your assumption. Windows does not dominate globally.. windows dominates the desktop market only... outside of that there are 10's of billions of Linux devices that windows doesn't come remotely close to.. globally... in-fact windows has been pushed out of virtually all other markets and the desktop category is next the way Microsoft is making decisions these days.. unfortunate because i like windows too.. I only say this because its "Differences between windows and Linux" not "differences between windows and Linux in the desktop market" globally Linux dominates almost all OSes out there.. using your Globally term.. Statcounter puts windows at 26% where Linux holds ~47% even more if you lump Unix systems in with it.. but i left them out. Unix would be looking at approx 23% (it may be lumping Unix desktop systems into Linux) If you did add them together you are looking at 47+23% for all Unix/Linux like .. vs windows 26%.. one of the biggest Linux categories that has virtually eliminated windows is Android.. it is Linux.. billions of devices . What do you think?
@@bouffon1 They are global stats. The Internet is 99% Linux servers as they are reliable. It makes no odds that you have not heard of something. M$ marketing and installing on new kit makes it seem that Windows is what a computer is. Hardware makers refusing to write drivers for Linux also makes Windows seem like a good choice. But we all know or will find out soon that Windows is 110% spyware and people for safety will move away from it. Most windows users don't know what they are running. They just need a browser and email.
@@bouffon1 Those are global stats.. In Thailand stats are no different. Fortunately ignorance isn't stats. OS market share in Thailand is 41% android and 31% windows with IOS holding 20% ... if you combine Unix and Linux then that's 60% .. but even without Unix android still holds 41%... android is Linux.. just because you don't know what it is doesn't change the stats. When Thailand's market share is 40%+ android and you haven't heard of Linux.. you are just unaware.
I can agree with you with a clear conscience that Windows dominates the desktop market. However, not in the server business, completely correct. Nevertheless, the perception is that you perceive desktop (frontend) more than server (backend).
Linux users use their operating system. The computer belongs to the user. Windows users are used by their operating system and used by Microsoft. The hardware is taken over by microsoft.
Who owns your phone then? Nagging about Microsoft and then using Android or Iphone at the same time, is pretty funny. Your phone collects more data than Windows.
Better way of saying this- Linux users own their computers. Windows users use their computerd that is owned by Microsoft. Mac users are owned by Apple....
While you are preoccupied fixing things that should be working out of the box, I am using them. I am being productive, you are in a constant cycle of troubleshooting. To clarify my point, having used both for 20+ years: Linux is the proverbial pet project in your garage you keep tinkering on but never take out to drive, whereas the sole purpose of a car would be to drive it, i.e. you are doing something else than the intended use-case. For an OS, it is to provide a platform to perform activities that produce results extrinsic to the OS itself-like writing reports, editing videos, coding software, designing graphics, whatever. The OS acts merely as an enabler, a framework allowing you to execute tasks and achieve goals that exist outside of its environment. When you spend more time maintaining and customizing the OS, out of pure necessity - whereas I can pick my own level of involvedness on Windows -, rather than engaging in the actual activities the OS is meant to facilitate, then you are not using the OS for its fundamental purpose. Then there is Windows that allows its users to focus on their goals without the constant need for troubleshooting or configuration, which are a detraction, a tangent from an actual task, making it a more effective tool for tangible outcomes. And THAT'S why you don't have production software on Linux. It's a toy. A model of an OS you can play with, for the sake of playing with it. Not an OS.
So microsoft is playing beam ng with my wheel everytime i turn ony computer? Stop with the bullshit, you commsnd line evangelists want people to use their pc like its 1970 again with your unix oldtimer, get over it, command lines are out.
@tomm1-c9e The question is, is it really the smartphone itself or is it more the combination of smartphone on the one hand and the numerous apps that collect data on the other ...?
You can add telemetry and privacy to the list of differences. Windows makes you agree to data gathering in its license agreement and you have to opt out of it to reduce the amount of data Microsoft collects. Also you can't fully stop Microsoft's data collection on Windows 10 and 11. On Linux, there is usually no data collection by default and you have opt in to the limited data collection that some things have on Linux. When a distro makes the mistake of turning it on by default, the backlash is huge from the Linux community and there's always quick ways to turn it off.
Linux software and stability seemed lacking back in 2010. Yes, simply plugging an MP3 player via USB in Ubuntu 10.4 WIPED OUT THE ENTIRE HOME FOLDER! But now I'm on Linux Mint 22 and everything is much more improved and stable :)
Yes, a lot has developed in the right direction in the past 14 years
Zorin OS > Linux Mint
With Linux being open source, not only is it easy to find and fix holes, but it is possible for hackers to quickly find and utilize holes in the OS. As to Linux support the user support is also very bad. They attack users for "stupid questions" and in some cases (Arch Linux for example) they are hostile to anyone asking basic questions. Linux is only great if you pick the right one is true. But you still have to become aware of the concept of mounting devices and getting access to that mount. There are also many older drivers that just do not exist on Linux. Or they are here but do not function the same making the software using that driver to fail or just not work.
You do not need to know about mounting drives in Linux. You just plug in a device and the OS mounts it. If you want to mess around with mounting then go for it. I don't know why people just make up shit about Linux then broadcast lies as if they are experts. A modern Distro mounts drives automatically. You do not need to use the terminal to get things done, most things are point and click. The Terminal is a tool used to configure and fix things. It is the same on most Oses. Windows is closed source but hackers find ways to attack it. Open source does not make it easier to find ways to attack Linux as EVERYONE else can see and fix the flaws. Do old drivers work in Windows? No they do not. My scanner stopped working as Canon refused to update its drivers. But I plug the same scanner into Linux and it works. Stop spreading lies.
I disagree with your assumption. Windows does not dominate globally.. windows dominates the desktop market only... outside of that there are 10's of billions of Linux devices that windows doesn't come remotely close to.. globally... in-fact windows has been pushed out of virtually all other markets and the desktop category is next the way Microsoft is making decisions these days.. unfortunate because i like windows too.. I only say this because its "Differences between windows and Linux" not "differences between windows and Linux in the desktop market" globally Linux dominates almost all OSes out there.. using your Globally term.. Statcounter puts windows at 26% where Linux holds ~47% even more if you lump Unix systems in with it.. but i left them out. Unix would be looking at approx 23% (it may be lumping Unix desktop systems into Linux) If you did add them together you are looking at 47+23% for all Unix/Linux like .. vs windows 26%.. one of the biggest Linux categories that has virtually eliminated windows is Android.. it is Linux.. billions of devices . What do you think?
That'll be stats for the USA then... here in Thailand, very few have even heard of Linux.
@@bouffon1 They are global stats. The Internet is 99% Linux servers as they are reliable. It makes no odds that you have not heard of something. M$ marketing and installing on new kit makes it seem that Windows is what a computer is. Hardware makers refusing to write drivers for Linux also makes Windows seem like a good choice. But we all know or will find out soon that Windows is 110% spyware and people for safety will move away from it. Most windows users don't know what they are running. They just need a browser and email.
@@bouffon1 Those are global stats.. In Thailand stats are no different. Fortunately ignorance isn't stats. OS market share in Thailand is 41% android and 31% windows with IOS holding 20% ... if you combine Unix and Linux then that's 60% .. but even without Unix android still holds 41%... android is Linux.. just because you don't know what it is doesn't change the stats. When Thailand's market share is 40%+ android and you haven't heard of Linux.. you are just unaware.
I can agree with you with a clear conscience that Windows dominates the desktop market. However, not in the server business, completely correct. Nevertheless, the perception is that you perceive desktop (frontend) more than server (backend).
🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁37 -----> Using LINUX Mint 😁
Very interesting! Could you do something like this for differences between Linux and MacOS?
I will be happy to take your proposal with me
Linux users use their operating system. The computer belongs to the user.
Windows users are used by their operating system and used by Microsoft. The hardware is taken over by microsoft.
Who owns your phone then? Nagging about Microsoft and then using Android or Iphone at the same time, is pretty funny. Your phone collects more data than Windows.
Better way of saying this-
Linux users own their computers.
Windows users use their computerd that is owned by Microsoft.
Mac users are owned by Apple....
While you are preoccupied fixing things that should be working out of the box, I am using them. I am being productive, you are in a constant cycle of troubleshooting.
To clarify my point, having used both for 20+ years:
Linux is the proverbial pet project in your garage you keep tinkering on but never take out to drive, whereas the sole purpose of a car would be to drive it, i.e. you are doing something else than the intended use-case. For an OS, it is to provide a platform to perform activities that produce results extrinsic to the OS itself-like writing reports, editing videos, coding software, designing graphics, whatever. The OS acts merely as an enabler, a framework allowing you to execute tasks and achieve goals that exist outside of its environment.
When you spend more time maintaining and customizing the OS, out of pure necessity - whereas I can pick my own level of involvedness on Windows -, rather than engaging in the actual activities the OS is meant to facilitate, then you are not using the OS for its fundamental purpose. Then there is Windows that allows its users to focus on their goals without the constant need for troubleshooting or configuration, which are a detraction, a tangent from an actual task, making it a more effective tool for tangible outcomes.
And THAT'S why you don't have production software on Linux. It's a toy. A model of an OS you can play with, for the sake of playing with it. Not an OS.
So microsoft is playing beam ng with my wheel everytime i turn ony computer? Stop with the bullshit, you commsnd line evangelists want people to use their pc like its 1970 again with your unix oldtimer, get over it, command lines are out.
@tomm1-c9e The question is, is it really the smartphone itself or is it more the combination of smartphone on the one hand and the numerous apps that collect data on the other ...?