I'd probably say that MS-Windows is great for people whose computers are toys, but the maintenance associated with keeping an MS-Windows system healthy is not really something that the average person can deal with adequately/
Corporations use Windows and Apple for a reason. Linux, not so much. In fact, I have never crossed a company where Linux is mainstream. Not a single one.
Typical corporate shortsightedness. In general, most corps would do better with OSX, but they have a huge legion of MSCEs (Must Consult Someone Experienced) who are pretty much worthless except in their own tiny little world, and even there, they often need to be led along with pushbuttons to do the most simple things.
Linux is more for people who want their computer to work for them rather than the other way around. Personally, I don't give a damn if more than 2% of the folks out there ever use Linux, as long as I have the tools at hand for my work when I need it. The rest of you can spend your time and resources on virus scanners, malware scanners, and other associated resource hogs. I really simply do not care. Just don't as me to waste my life or time on it.
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True- most average users use their computer for awhile, opening every email sent to them with attachments- jokes etc, browse Internet sites that are sketchy at best, go to sites that redirect and automatically download crap to their computer then ‘something starts going wrong’ and call the geek squad to come and remove all the viruses and crap from their computers to get it back working ‘speedy again’- They just can’t stop opening that ‘new joke’ email (with an attachment) that was forwarded to them automatically by their best friends- thinking they would be rude for not opening it-
Windows was so bad awhile ago that searches for totally innocent stuff like ‘best windows’ or ‘most recommended cabinets’ etc would land you on some stinkin site that was compromised and would redirect you to another site and bam- virus- It got really bad there for awhile- Was constantly having to do a rollback (Thankfully i was using rollback RX- which is basically system restore on steroids- allowing boot system reverts for when computer won’t even start- Anyone running windows it is highly recommended that they run this program, and take system snapshots regularly- it saved my computer many times- without having to reformat- a couple of clicks, and bam- right back to new-)
You are correct, MS is high maintenance- but the average user won’t know how to do it properly- and before long their computer starts ‘acting sluggish’ and/or ‘acting funny’, and they have no clue why- I have to maintain a resident computer for some folks- and it’s like a losing battle trying to get them to understand that no- you really don’t have to open every email that comes along- you don’t have to visit every link they send you- and that no- the Internet is not a friendly benign place- but then again- they aren’t the ones that have to deal with reformatting the computer-
like you- i just got tired of the constant maintenance associated with MS- it was a constant battle- especially when other people use the same computer- I’m just thankful that when i did run it as my only os that i had rollback RX to rescue it all the time-