Gboy wrote:Gingefners, The wrote:Gboy wrote:i don't get why people use linux, doesn't windows do a lot more
If only someone listed some of the pros of linux in a post before yours...
most of those can easely be achieved with windows not to mention the countless programs that are not linux friendly, of course he stated virtual box, but that kind of proves my point, if you need to emulate another os because yours won't run 90 per cent of the programs you want, why not just use windows and make your life easier, you can easely get the same security if you decide to look a bit deeper into it
Windows will never surpass linux in these PRO I mentioned before
Linux is not better than windows and Windows is not better than linux
each ones have their pro and cons.I just take advantage of both of them.
Also with virtual box you can use Linux and windows at the same time and take advantage of both worlds
(Except some very complicated softwares like high graphic video games)
I use cube mode which is 4 different desktops in one I have linux in one desktop and in the other I have windows xp with just a shortcut I can switch between the 2.
I save all my work in the same folder in the same DATA harddrive no matter if I use windows or linux.
I use windows 7 ultimate and linux mint
I think is it smart to have 2 different OS in the same computer(If windows gets damaged you can still use linux to access your work)
So if you just going to use your computer for the common task that 95% of the time people use a computer for like:
browsing the internet
shopping online
watching videos on youtube
watching movies
listening to music
taking notes
web design
Doing school or office work(We have open office almost same as microsoft office)
Linux is simple better for those because it is faster.
But for doing professional work were you need an specific program to do your work like example autocad
Windows wins.Linux can run Autocad but it will never work as great as in windows because all major corporate software first work to make software work on windows and then they may port them to OSX then maybe to linux.
Windows wins for gaming too easily.
cons of windows compared to linux
1) If a software crash sometimes your whole system will freeze itself and you can't use the computer till the computer comes back to normal or worse you have no choice but to restart the computer....
(In linux only the program freeze the whole system will not freeze.)
Basically in linux the system and the program are individual.
2) blue screen of error... There is no such thing as a blue screen in linux
3)You need to do maintenance in windows atleast once a year or each 6 months like clear the registry, delete a lot of unnecessary files, defragment the hard drive, ETC (in linux no need the system will not get slow even if you install a lot of softwares
4) Security!! almost all virus,trojans, worms are made for windows
Almost no one will bother to make a virus for linux seriously how many people use linux? less than 2 million.
Windows like 500 millions+ (you got a lot of money in your bank account? or paypal? you care for identity thief use linux.)
5) linux start up is super fast it does not wait for softwares to load like windows does.
Basically
You want more speed?
You want security?
you want more battery life?( I get 2 hours battery life on linux normal mode in windows I get 1:20 on power saver..)
you want more stability(No program will crash your system)
Want more resources? more free ram and more free cpu? more hard drive space?(Windows keeps growing and growing eating your hard drive space Awful for laptops...)
you want more productivity(Sometimes windows better but if you a gammer that gets distracted and start procrastination when you should be working instead of playing linux best here)
Linux is PERFECT for Laptops
for those reasons I mentioned before.
My advice is use it as Linux secondary OS but keep windows as main OS.
Right now Windows is my secondary OS
