It used to be that using Linux required the user to learn a lot of tricks and jump thru some hoops to get it to work like they wanted. Still does as far as getting MS fonts and proprietary network drivers, but those are simple downloads.
Windows now requires more work arounds than Linux and it isn’t worth the trouble.
“Windows now requires more work arounds than Linux and it isn’t worth the trouble.”
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On Win7 I have probably 8 diff security programs to handle the various threats. On Linux, I just use a firewall and an on-demand scanner, both free. It’s a lot less worry that way.
Yep. I’ve already decided when my Win7 PC’s no longer work for some reason or another; it’s time for Linux. I played with it years ago and it wasn’t bad at all back then but I just liked windoze better; plus I was a PC tech so 99% of what I worked on was windows.
It’s probably just a matter of time before an entirely different business model is developed that sells a laptop or for those few dinosaurs like me, a PC, will make it optional which Linux OS the customer wants and even pre-installs the correct drivers for whatever printer, scanner, etc. a person might have. They will be cheaper, faster, and more secure too. Kinda like what Chromebook is right now but I’m not a fan of Chromebook for no particular reason.
A pay VPN service is now a must IMHO.