I frequently compare my XFCE setup to Windows 95. The job of an OS is to run programs.

W8 I get it.

Now, now, are we talking windows 11 or XP?

So it like you used this service for long, then the one who responsible for the service sucks suddenly, the alternative of that service is somewhat close but not carbon copy of your service, apparently you can involve yourself in adjusting the alternative to your liking , it is optional but alass it is inevitable.

Welcome to the world of customization, customer.

Well I use,

1. META+E: Files
2. CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: System Monitor
3. META+I: Settings
4. ALT+TAB: Switch Windows

They paid millions in user trails and data to get there and then did windows 8

I tweaked my KDE desktop to look like XFCE.
What does that make me?

Ah when I got my android phone as a kid copied the newest iPhone with it to show you didn't need to pay all that for the same experience. Transitionary times are fun

But at least it's windows XP, right?

But many Linux DEs are made to be similar to Windows anyway. They are serving generally the same purpose of supporting the file/app world. It's about time we moved on to a more streamlined user friendly world. But people's lack of imagination holds us back.

What's wrong with wanting a UI you're used to?

Everyone wants other people to switch to Linux until they do literally anything a purist wouldn't do with their own personal setup 😅

I made my KDE desktop look like Windows 7 and I like it

I tweaked to look like windows xp, loved the retro feeling

Windows is a fine operating system. The NT kernel is pretty good, all things considered, and the design and UX of XP, Vista, and 7 were overall pretty peak. The main problem with Windows is and always has been Microsoft. Expose theme 4 lyfe.

I use Windows from Scratch. I built all the bloatware and telemtry myself, god damn it!

I like making mine look like "XP if I got to make it do what I want and have things like dark mode."

I just miss the era :)

Having grown up with a Mac before OS X came out, I liked that I could make XFCE look a bit more like OS 9, but I haven't been able to find a suitable equivalent for kde yet.

I might give a Windows 7 theme a try. As much as I hate Microsoft, I've been feeling unusually nostalgic for 7. That one was kind of peak for gaming.

Aha ! I choose a distro that looked like Windows out of the box, so did not tweak anything, joke's on you i'm no psycho

There's nothing wrong with tuning your UI to match one you're more comfortable with. Thats the beauty of Linux.

Well, first I tweak my windows to mimic the appearance of the windows that I liked, windows 7. Then I tweak my Linux to mimic that.

Just because hurr durr windows bad, doesn't mean their huge team of UI and UX designers didn't ever come up with a good design. And like most things Microsoft, I take pleasure in pirating it when I can.

only for gaming compatibility

Well yes, but i always tweeked my windows to the point of breaking. Now i use mint and have reached the point where i love how it looks, everything works and i will likley sit with its current form for some years, maybe untill my kids are older and i have more time to waste again.