• Most experts agree Linux is safer than Windows

  • All scientific supercomputers use Linux

  • Professional hackers use Linux

  • Linux is the undisputed backbone of internet servers

  • Critical military infrastructure relies on Linux

Microsoft’s revenue was $300 Billion last year. They have UNLIMITED ressources.

So why is Windows still worse than Linux ?

  • Baggie@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    Samba is indeed an annoyance, at least in the initial setup. In good faith though, does windows just work? Because there’s a habit for windows updates to break file sharing pretty regularly, not to mention permissions issues.

    There’s a lot of work people put into windows that they just don’t realise because they’ve been in the ecosystem for that long. Having been on both sides for a bit now, Linux requires a hell of a lot less regular maintenance than windows needed. Sure I’m a power user, but I think that Linux is getting better and better all the time for general users.

    • CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca
      1·
      6 days ago

      When the user base is as large as Windows, plus people run it on whatever crap they have, there are bound to be some issues. I am running Win11 on unsupported hardware without issues. I can’t remember the last time I needed to edit the registry. Yes, Windows just works.