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After three months on Linux, I don’t miss Windows at all (www.theverge.com)

submitted 6 days ago by cm0002@lemy.lol to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] tux0r@snac.rosaelefanten.org -3 points 6 days ago (12 children)

If you use a Windows "translation layer" for your software anyway, why would you choose Linux as the host platform in the first place?

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (11 children)

There are so many reasons. Here's just a few off the top of my head:

Windows isn't free, Linux is.
Windows isn't an open platform, Linux is.
Linux doesn't track your activity. Windows does.
Linux doesn't come bundled with a bunch of shovelware crap. Windows does.
Linux doesn't push cloud products onto you. Windows does.
Linux doesn't use your hardware to force-feed ads to you. Windows does.
Linux is infinitely more customizable than Windows.
Linux lets you choose when, how, and if you download/install updates. Windows does not.
Windows constantly pushes/forces AI slop products onto users. Linux does not.

[–] tux0r@snac.rosaelefanten.org -5 points 6 days ago (10 children)

All of that is true for most other operating systems, some of which are even more customizable than some of today's Linux distributions. My question was "why Linux?", not "why not Windows?".

[–] ayush@reddthat.com 4 points 5 days ago

Question is a not relevant to the discussion, and might be an (possibly unintentional?) attempt at derailing the conversation. @bearboiblake@pawb.social answered the question more than adequately. Their point still holds: If needed, there are many ways to run Windows apps under other operating systems (including Linux). Choosing an OS between Linux - and it's various flavors, FreeBSD etc is outside the scope of the original discussion.

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