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Linux is only for computer nerds

Not necessarily. I use Linux for a few things that are cross-platform and can run either installed on a Desktop or Notebook or from bootable USB Thumb drive with no finagling needed in creating. Some things on them are useful in diagnosing whether the problem is with hardware or within Windows.

Malneb said:

Linux is a low share though compared to Windows


Linux is only for computer nerds

Over on another board, there are these guys arguing that Windows is basically at a dead end, or else they are enraged beyond belief that MS might go to a subscription model, or pissed off at Windows in general, because it isn't Linux. Or else Windows is for the great unwashed masses, who don't know a keyboard from third base. They point to a study that said that Linux is now at 4% of the OS market, etc. to support their arguments.

I am not trying to sound like gate keeping but Unix and Linux do have a degree of learning that some consumers are not geared towards. Windows does also have the most support and the most application support.

These people will argue that some (you pick it) Linux GUI is as good as or better than Windows. And, you can get all the software you need on LInux, and probably free.

Just saying.

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alphanumeric said:

Why be so offensive in your remarks? I personally do take offence to those remarks.

Actually I don't take offense at @Maineb's comments. In fact, I agree with him. What I find offensive is all the Linux types who piss on me for staying with Windows, like I must be a knuckle-dragging cretin who never finished third grade.

of course that Linux users that main the OS are going to argue that, its subjective and irrelevant. the fact is Windows has the market share and the most compatibility. past that subjective opinion does not matter at the end of the day.

You chopped my post up to fit your narrative if you actually read it properly i am just saying that there is a divide where the mass is really only on windows. The actual percentage of Linux user main lining a Linux Distro is going to be pretty small in comparison and it reflects in the data we do have and we just know its the case by conscious intuition.

I'm not Pro Windows or Pro Linux, just so you all know. I guess it was the stereotyping that irked me. Seemed like stereotyping to me anyway, maybe I read to much into it? Wouldn't be the first time.

My main daily user is a Windows PC. It's a triple monitor multitasking setup. Windows 10 Pro, Office 2019 Pro. I've had it for a long time and it does what I need done. If push comes to shove I can run LTSB or Enterprise. It all depends on how much Microsoft annoys me.

The other side of the coin for me is My Raspberry Pi Single Board Computers. They don't natively support running a Windows OS. It can be done, but its crippled and not full featured. And not supported by Microsoft, licensing etc wise. Plus, I can't do what I can do in Linux, in Windows, on that hardware. And I can't do what I can do on that hardware, on my Windows PC. Which was the reason for buying my first Raspberry Pi Computer. Different strokes for different folks.