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kjuulh ◴[] No.35324204[source]
After having been on Linux for years (Debian server and Arch desktop), and MacOS for work. Having to use Windows is downright jarring. Every time I have to fix something, or do regular tasks it become apparent how little windows is suited by itself for power users.

As mentioned in the article, it can't get used to ads or tabloid news everywhere, it just feels wrong. I could spend some time removing them, but I'd rather not have to fight with Microsoft every time the product updates, I'd rather just avoid using it entirely. It is insane that you pay for a product, but is still served ads or tabloid news.

When I use debian for my server usage, I have most of the essential tools available, but when I use windows I either have to install a whole bunch of tools, or make do with the lackluster experience. I dread having to fix a windows server installation.

MacOS as well feels overrated, the UX has gotten noticeably worse over the years, unnecessary notifications that doesn't go away themselves, lackluster window management out of the box. MacOS is best for me when it exposes its unix roots so I can just get to work, the native stuff feels half baked at best. It does feel fast at least (m1 is a beast, by far the best laptop I've ever owned)

Linux (Arch) feels like it puts the user in control, I've had less errors for my arch home-server (which does see quite a bit of traffic), it does have sharp edges but I always feel in control of what is going on, or at least have the tools to fix it.

The desktop side is not quite as reliable, I've had to tinker with the bluetooth settings more than I'd like, that and audio (which may be a kde issue). Steam has been great, and I rarely have to jump into windows anymore.

Linux (Debian) feels solid, it has been super reliable over the years.

I may have become too used to the Linux way, which is why I am shitting a bit on Windows and MacOS, and those product definitely aren't for me. So take my rant with a grain of salt.

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1. Helmut10001 ◴[] No.35324221[source]
Windows + WSL works pretty well. I have all kinds of distros installed using Lxrunoffline, e.g. Debian Bullseye, Ubuntu etc. and WSL1 + WSL2 in parallel. I also start most of my Windows programs through WSL these days.
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2. kjuulh ◴[] No.35325117[source]
It really is a blessing. I feel like I can in good conscience publish my tools as *Nix only these days, because I know that my windows users can just launch it through wsl without problems. Now I don't have to deal with msvc and so on. Super nice.

That said I don't even know if it is a viable option for windows server, but probably not =D