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posted by martyb on Tuesday July 24 2018, @06:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the welcome-to-the-party dept.

Forbes.com has published a piece by contributor Jason Evangelho entitled "5 Reasons You Should Switch From Windows To Linux Right Now".

When I published the highlights of my journey switching from Windows to Linux on my everyday laptop... it became one of my most viewed pieces this year. From where I'm sitting, that tells me a ton of people are interested -- are at least actively curious -- about ditching Windows and making the jump to Linux.

With that in mind, I wanted to present five reasons that may lead you to consider switching. Know that these are subjective, and they're targeted at the average Windows user and not folks who rely on Windows-exclusive applications for a paycheck.

One thing to know right up front: the modern Linux desktop OS is no longer the obtuse, bewildering and command line driven thing it used to be. Not remotely.

It's nice to see a free operating system getting some love in the mainstream press. Forbes running this article is more the story here than desktop Linux having advantages over Windows.

Be sure to read TFA to find out what the five reasons are. (Or see spoiler, below.)


1: Linux Gets Out Of Your Way
2: You're Not A Slave To The Terminal
3: Installing Software Is Even Easier
4: Updates aren't a headache. They're glorious
5: The Linux Community

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  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday July 24 2018, @08:19PM

    by Arik (4543) on Tuesday July 24 2018, @08:19PM (#711882) Journal
    "The same can be said for OS X. Learning a new way of doing something familiar is a PITA, but the fun part from the perspective of someone trying to help people switch is, at least with a Mac, when, once they get the hang of the new approach, it's not uncommon for them to verbally observe that "this makes more sense; the way I had to do it on Windows is so backward""

    In my experience this was common with earlier Macs, but the latest iterations are much weaker there.

    And I'm curious what you are actually talking about when you say 'linux' through your post. You're referring to a GUI, but Linux is not a gui, nor does it contain or imply a gui. You might be referring to GNOME? Or KDE? Or any of the dozens of other clients for the X-Window system?
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