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What are the other benefits from your perspective? To me, they are: - license cost (a small hurdle if you're buying $60 games) - open source (mainly a moral/
by swampangel 9y ago
What are the other benefits from your perspective?
To me, they are:
- license cost (a small hurdle if you're buying $60 games)
- open source (mainly a moral/ideological advantage rather than a practical one)
- developer tooling (minimized if you use tools like Docker or Vagrant)
- Sir_Cmpwn 9y agoRefer to my list of Windows shortcomings here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14819706 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14819706 I'll also add: - WAY more customizable and flexible - Can enjoy a smug sense of satisfaction as Windows users are hit by ransomware - Does not spy on you - Runs great on everything, including >10 year old hardware It's also not driven by corporate interests. The #1 goal of Microsoft is to make money, and they'll put that before the needs of the user. Things like Windows 10 forced upgrades, spyware, ads in Windows explorer, etc - none of this would fly on Linux because Linux is made by people who just want the best possible operating system, not the one that monetizes uses the most effectively.