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268 points tech234a | 7 comments | 29 Mar 25 04:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.805s | source | bottom
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Kab1r ◴[29 Mar 25 07:01 UTC] No.43513413[source]▶
Is there a good reason (other than licensing and Linux as an alternative) I shouldn't use Windows Server 202X as a Desktop OS?
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1. jmclnx ◴[29 Mar 25 12:25 UTC] No.43514973[source]▶
These days there is no reason to use Windows at home. Just move to a distro like Mint or Ubuntu. It will save you money and help stop filling up Landfills.

I am on a 10+ year old Laptop with Slackware, for desktop use it is just as fast as any modern Laptop with Windows, I would even say it is faster.

Also you will find Libreoffice is just as good as M/S Office. Just ignore the fud. FWIW, I believe many foreign countries will start migrating to Linux and I heard that is already happening in China.

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2. dharmab ◴[29 Mar 25 13:53 UTC] No.43515560[source]▶
> These days there is no reason to use Windows at home.

I have two, sadly.

1. I use my Windows PC for flight simulators. While many simulators will indeed run under proton, the hardware devices (VR, joysticks, throttles, pedals, panels, etc.) usually will not, or at best run with minimal functionality.

2. I develop cross-platform software and need a Windows PC to test that environment.

A third for some people:

3. There is no great alternative to certain visual media software. e.g. Affinity Photo/Adobe Photoshop has no equivalent on Linux. No, GIMP is not anywhere near equivalent- in the same way that Nano is not equivalent to Visual Studio Code.

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3. jasonriddle ◴[29 Mar 25 21:15 UTC] No.43518800[source]▶
To add onto 3, I do my taxes every year using either the desktop version of Turbo Tax or H&R Block. They only make Mac or Windows versions of their software.

I've read online that people have attempted to use wine in order to emulate the Windows environment with no success.

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4. dharmab ◴[29 Mar 25 21:19 UTC] No.43518824{3}[source]▶
I use FreeTaxUSA for my taxes, works great for me.
5. sys_64738 ◴[30 Mar 25 00:39 UTC] No.43520063[source]▶
> These days there is no reason to use Windows at home. Just move to a distro like Mint or Ubuntu. It will save you money and help stop filling up Landfills.

Old Intel based computers are terrible for power usage. Modern computers that are ARM based are much better for the environment.

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6. sys_64738 ◴[30 Mar 25 00:40 UTC] No.43520066{3}[source]▶
https://cash.app/taxes
7. hulitu ◴[30 Mar 25 18:35 UTC] No.43526399[source]▶
> Modern computers that are ARM based are much better for the environment.

And modern computers that are Zen based are even better. You can do real work on them, instead of sitting idle all day. /s