[Mr. K]

If that was true Windows would not be owning the market.

I write computer software FOR A LIVING.

I am fully aware of how vastly superior Linux is, as an operating system. But we have to use Windows to get anything done. Programming on Linux is like a trip to the 70’s

[PreciousLiberty]

“I am fully aware of how vastly superior Linux is, as an operating system. But we have to use Windows to get anything done. Programming on Linux is like a trip to the 70’s”

That is complete nonsense. :-)

One datapoint is that the best IDE available, Intellij Idea, works fine on Linux...along with Oracle SQL Developer, VM tools and on and on. Linux multitasking is far ahead of Windows.

Between Linux and Unix MacOS X, Windows-centric developers are a dying breed. :-)

[ShadowAce]

I write computer software FOR A LIVING.

Yes. We all know that. You never pass up an opportunity to mention it.

Doesn't mean you are an expert. It merely means you have a particular viewpoint.

[TomGuy]

But we have to use Windows to get anything done.

Half-a-decade ago, I tried out several of the distros. They did the basic, but they were confusing and had few actual instruction/help or tutorials.

The number of versions or distros still make various Linux OS's difficult to use. If the makers really want to 'sell' Linux distros, they should come up with a 'comparability' list:

In Windows, to do XYZ, use these programs. In Linux, to do XYZ, use these programs.

I don't want to spend a lot of time learning a new OS to do things I can do immediately in Windows. However, I have played with Win10 a few times and found it AWFUL. Thus, I am more open to something different when Win7 goes the way of XP.

I have been using Android on a tablet and smartphone and have a similar opinion of it. It is okay for quick-and-dirty, but certainly not for doing real productivity computing.