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There seem to be many long term Linux users switching to Windows right now, and posts like these got me inspired to do the same and report my experience doing the transition.
I'm just done with Linux OS altogether, and I think Windows is the better choice for me.
Why?
- Linox is too barebones for me.
I accidentally left the console mode on my Asus ROG Ally recently and was overwhelmed by the amount of customisation options I had available.
Before, I was a KDE user, and one single setting app just felt... lackluster.
But then I saw, that Windows had three different ones, and I find this way more elegant. Three is three times better than one, did you know that? Checkmate, Linus ππ - The CEO of the Linux company has made some very unsettling decisions in the recent past.
The most prominent example is making the kernel open source.
I don't know, if you've ever heard about this weird concept before, but let me explain it to you in layman's terms. This basically means, that my laptop is now fully exposed to hackers! π³
Wimdows on the contrary is way more secure, because there's no hacking instruction available on file sharing sites like GitHub. I now feel way safer, knowing no one can access my search history on MS Edge π
Also, speaking of, thanks to the sponsor of this post, South VPN, i am now totally safe against evil hackers! - I really like the recommendations in the start menu.
On Linus, I always had trouble finding applications, but here this decision has already been made for me.
This is how good UX works, you nerds.
The software selection is absolutely great, especially because it usually integrates very well with my OS. Without that, I would never have discovered a neat app called "Tik Tok" for example. I wish I would have used it sooner, I've never been as politically informed and entertained before in my life! - The AI features are stunningly amazing. I've bought the newest Surface device, but it came with Linux pre installed and couldn't make full use of the hardware.
There's a highly sophisticated AI chip, basically a small brain, built in, which takes a screenshot every few seconds and adds some OCR layer on top of it.
It's really amazing how innovative this OS is! - Linux feels "stuck". It's basically version 6.x for over a year now, but Windows is already ahead 5 versions. Using such old software just feels wrong and is at least 1,8333 times less secure.
I could continue that forever, but I think you should just check it out for yourself. It's amazing!
The installation is really quickly done. It only took about 4 hours, some minor regedits, and another 4 hours again because I had to reinstall due to virus I got when downloading Fortnite.
I chose the Windows 11 distro instead of the Windows 10 variant, because everyone knows 11 is the bigger number and therefore superior.
Spoiler
Obvious /s, fuck you MS.