I might rustle some feathers here. I’ve used all 3 Windows, Mac, and Linux distros (Linux is a kernel, not an OS). I don’t like Mac or any other device from them not because I have to spend money I’m not too fond of their products.
Now to the other two platforms I use. I don’t know why some people hate Windows. Yes, there are privacy issues but in this digital age, no one truly can be anonymous unless that person controls almost everything.
I do use Windows and it can be customized to mitigate most issues including privacy problems. Vanilla Windows does come with bloat but we can trim it down without totally bricking the system. The method is called playbook. Anyone can create one and add what you want and what you don’t want. It can be scripts or software. Then run it. Or we can use a prebuilt playbook from a verified source like Atlas OS. This playbook brings Windows 11 RAM usage to around 1.2Gb. Another thing it makes Windows boot faster and very responsive. It also fixes a tone of issues vanilla Windows has. Also, these tweaks can be reverted any time we want without breaking the system or jumping through a ton of hoops. One more thing this also fixes Windows updates downloading unwanted stuff like feature updates or driver offers.
Windows doesn’t allow the amount of customization a Linx distro provides because it’s still a proprietary platform and they have their tech in there. But Windows 11 can be customized to look better just need to learn how to.
Windows doesn’t need an antivirus now because Windows Defender does a better job than most AV software. No need to have a 3rd party firewall as well Windows inbuilt is much better now and there free tool that we can use to manage it.
Nowadays Windows ships with a PM known as winget. But there are other good ones like chocolatey or scoop. So, no need to run around searching for xyz.exe anymore. Just winget install <package name> or winget search <package name> would get you the needed software and install it.
This is true. It’s not for the wallpaper but for the animation engine. But there is a free and open-source counterpart. It is called Lively Wallpaper. I’ve used it, need to have a good GPU to get the best out of it though.
There are always malicious attempts at every system. Does everyone remember the XZ supply chain scenario? It was caught by a Microsoft Engineer. The problem with Windows is the platform is the most used platform and it’s a unified platform. The vulnerabilities get discovered but unlike in the Linux world, consumers have to wait till Microsoft fixes them. Most of the time they do release patches pretty fast.
I’m not saying Windows is great but it doesn’t deserve the hate it’s getting. I could go on but I’ll stop here about Windows.
Now why I’m on a Linux distro? Because I like this platform too. My reasons are not privacy (I don’t believe anyone can be private unless that person is truly from Annon), not having viruses … etc. I just like being on a different platform. Other stuff is just bonuses. The other reason is I like using Endeavor OS.
Do I love Linux? Yes, I love the Kernel. Why? Give the ability to anyone to create their distro built around it.
A better question would have been “Which Linux Distro you love and why?”. Anyway, finally any system will have its issues nothing is perfect. So, no need to spew hate on system X over system Y. Any system that can make my work easy is the system I’m going to like.
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