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LOL. . . that's what happens when M$ pays a kickback to every OEM that installs it.
Interesting reads. Thanks. Microsoft is clearly not without fault, but the big kickback case was 30 years ago. At the end of the day, the reasons behind Microsoft's OS dominance is complicated, especially in the corporate space, but I don't believe it has much to do with kickbacks to OEMs.
I think everyone agrees that Windows in general, really sucks. Especially for someone who needs a PC or laptop computer for basic daily tasks - browsing the Internet, file management, running spreadsheets, text and presentation software. Maybe the ability to serve files on a local home network.
I started long ago in the Unix and Vax world (does anyone remember what a Vax was?) so maybe Linux would be a good choice?
Any suggestions? Experiences? Learning curve?
Don't fool yourself, get an Apple Macintosh. Linux desktop isn't ready for basic desktop needs. You can still run a file server with Macs.
Linux for a desktop is free, and you get what you pay for. The Mac OS is the best desktop OS hands down. People that don't think so place very little value on their time.
Linux for a desktop is free, and you get what you pay for. The Mac OS is the best desktop OS hands down. People that don't think so place very little value on their time.
Macs are hard to use and utterly non-intuitive. Worst design of an OS and UI I've ever seen. On the rare occasions I have to use a Mac, it's painful and takes 10 times longer than anything on Windows.
Ha - sounds like me. I usually keeps an arm length distance from new versions - and let others take the arrows before I decide to jump in or not.
Windows, for a stretch of time, seemed to have a good version followed by a bad version.
Windows 98 - good
Windows 2000, ME - not good
Windows XP - good
Windows Vista - not good
Windows 7 - good
Windows 8 - not good
Windows 10 - good
Maybe Windows 11 will break the pattern.
The only thing I will disagree on is Win2000, which I thought was pretty good,
although I will agree that WinXP was better.
I haven't tried Win10, and I have just begun to try out Win11.
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