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Seriously, why use Windows in 2026? Such a hideous OS and ecosystem with endless malware, backdoors, and dark patterns.
by regexorcist 2mo ago
Seriously, why use Windows in 2026? Such a hideous OS and ecosystem with endless malware, backdoors, and dark patterns.
- gambiting 2mo agoIMHO it's the best OS as a games developer, Visual Studio just doesn't have anything remotely close. And all console toolchains are windows only. But genuinely as a C++ dev I much much much prefer it over MacOS or even Linux for work.
- Grombobulous 2mo agoOf course this is a “I need the OS for work” situation. It reminds me a lot of 20 years ago when we’d say things like “I’d love a Mac but it’s not compatible with anything I do for work,” and that sentiment didn’t last. I definitely wouldn’t predict that Linux is taking over the world or anything but it wasn’t that long ago that playing AAA games on Linux on day one of release was ludicrous. Now the most popular PC handheld runs Linux, a PC console launched that runs Linux. Now we have hardware like the MacBook Neo that threatens Windows even more. Sure, the XPS 13 came out and is arguably a compelling alternative. But I think the mindshare damage has been done on that one. The idea that Windows might disappear entirely is not that far-fetched, especially when you look at Microsoft’s financial results. If I was a PC OEM like Dell I would probably band together with other OEMs like Lenovo to make my own Linux distribution and support Windows offboarding even further as a hedge to my business.
- gambiting 2mo agoYeah for sure. And I wouldn't be surprised if at least Sony and Nintendo released their toolchains for Linux for the next generation. IMHO the big difference is in enterprise Vs personal Windows, enterprise Windows can genuinely be a very lean, fast experience that is great for work. But my personal PC running windows is very firmly in the "I wonder what the latest update will break" teritorry.
- StumpChunkman 2mo agoHave you tried Rider? I've been using that for C++ Unreal development and absolutely love it. It does help that IntelliJ was my daily driver for Java dev for a while.
- gambiting 2mo agoYes, for general writing/reading/navigating code it's fine. But (imho) when you really need to get down into debugging some engine level crash, I'll take VS over Rider every time. Might be personal preference.
- whobre 2mo agoThe worst OS except for all the others.
- fsflover 2mo agoThis is false. Linux is better in every way, unless you are forced to use Windows at work or to use some Windows-software (whose developers thus make make the choice for you). But this also does not make Windows better. Linux obeys the user, doesn't have malware in the repositories, fast and light even on older hardware and doesn't try extract as much money from you as possible.
- 999900000999 2mo agoLinux is great if you win the hardware support lottery. I've had several laptops where audio just doesn't work even on rolling releases. Or the screen freezing up constantly. This was all with relatively new hardware within the last year or so. My issue with the Linux community is if you bring this up it's all of a sudden the fault of everyone but Linux. The end user should of picked better hardware. The hardware OEMs should of shipped Linux support. The end user is lazy for not installing an RC kernel. Macs are great, but my current workhorse computer has a 2TB SSD, and only cost 550$ with the SSD upgrade. Vs 2000$ for the cheapest MacBook with a 2TB SSD
- regexorcist 2mo ago> Linux is great if you win the hardware support lottery. This is fairly easy to do by just not buying the absolute latest hardware. Installing something like Fedora in a 8-12 month old laptop I just can't recall last time I had issues.
- 999900000999 2mo agoHow exactly would a new Linux user know this ? What happens when they install Ubuntu and the Wifi doesn't even work ? An experienced Linux user might figure it out. A new user would, very reasonably, assume Linux doesn't work and reinstall Windows.
- fsflover 2mo ago> How exactly would a new Linux user know this ? It's easy: whatever is preinstalled will be guaranteed to work reliably. Worked for me.
- 999900000999 2mo agoSo sticking with Windows because that's what the computer probably shipped with ?
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- MatejKafka 2mo agoYou know why desktop Linux doesn't have much malware? Because ~no one uses it. That's it. Once you get users, you get malware. The rest of your comment is just as ignorant.
- regexorcist 2mo agoThere is plenty of malware for Linux. The difference is that the OS won't install it for you.
- frollogaston 2mo agoI don't like the standard practices for installing software in Linux though. Most Mac or Windows users will go to the publisher's website and download. In Linux, it's often recommended to install via a package manager, possibly not even from an official repo, and especially not in Arch. More ways for the supply chain to get compromised, and it has. So nobody is installing "monitor drivers" for Linux, but they're probably frantically installing packages trying to fix some random issue.
- coldtea 2mo agoThere was malware for systems with 1/1000 the userbase of Linux. Even Amiga and Atari had plenty of it, macOS when it had 2% share, and others.
- fsflover 2mo agoLinux doesn't install malware, because it is free software, which guarantees the four user freedoms. Whenever someone adds malware, anybody else can remove it for everyone or create an equally useful fork without it. Try this with Windows. In other words, Stallman was right, and proprietary software developers have too much power over users. And they inevitably, sooner or later, leverage this power for (more) profit, even if you paid for the product.
- MatejKafka 2mo agoExcept there's plenty of proprietary software for linux, you just won't find it in default repos and have to install it manually.
- timpera 2mo agoExcellent hardware and software support (especially for Snapdragon/ARM64 CPUs and Microsoft Office) and best in class multitasking/window management are the top 2 reasons for me. Like someone else said, it's the worst OS, except for all the others :)
- fsflover 2mo agoBuy preinstalled Linux, and you will not have to care about the hardware support. Worked for me. LibreOffice is better than MS Office for 90% of users.
- pier25 2mo agoGaming