CarlLandry357@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoWhy isn't there a Windows community? Is Linux winning?imagemessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down138file-text
arrow-up1143arrow-down1imageWhy isn't there a Windows community? Is Linux winning?CarlLandry357@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square102fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareballer_w@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·12 hours agoI’ve been using both for about 20 years. I can honestly say most people can and should use both. I just wiped a trash celeron pc that ran windows awful. I put Ubuntu 24 LTS on it and it screams. Took about an hour. If you have old hardware that you want to extend the life of or repurpose, consider Linux before buying something new.
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 hours agoI don’t understand. Why should people run windows?
minus-squareworkgood@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agobec its easy to use,and has all software without “fixes” (wine). atleast those are my reasons for not using linux
minus-squarenetvor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·10 hours agobecause they want to see ads in their start menu, send their pictures to some MS servers and have their notepad.exe crawl and crash because of AI. you know, all the fun stuf…
minus-squarepinball_wizard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-210 hours agoAlso if they want malware infections through notepad.exe - I can probably accomplish that on Linux with Wine, but it would take more effort. Edit: I might give up and just send the Malware author a few bucks, out of pity.
minus-squaredil@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoOr I want the hardware/software I paid for to work
minus-squareHadriscus@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·9 hours agoThere’s a variety of reasons. I run Windows because my hardware doesn’t work on any Linux I tried. I don’t like it, but I don’t really have a choice
I’ve been using both for about 20 years. I can honestly say most people can and should use both.
I just wiped a trash celeron pc that ran windows awful. I put Ubuntu 24 LTS on it and it screams. Took about an hour.
If you have old hardware that you want to extend the life of or repurpose, consider Linux before buying something new.
I don’t understand. Why should people run windows?
bec its easy to use,and has all software without “fixes” (wine). atleast those are my reasons for not using linux
because they want to see ads in their start menu, send their pictures to some MS servers and have their notepad.exe crawl and crash because of AI.
you know, all the fun stuf…
Also if they want malware infections through notepad.exe - I can probably accomplish that on Linux with Wine, but it would take more effort.
Edit: I might give up and just send the Malware author a few bucks, out of pity.
Or I want the hardware/software I paid for to work
There’s a variety of reasons. I run Windows because my hardware doesn’t work on any Linux I tried. I don’t like it, but I don’t really have a choice