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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
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday July 24 2018, @09:01PM (1 child)
Ummm... but was it not a learning curve going from win7 to 8 to 10?
I know my mother in law had a learning curve (so did my wife as she had to go over and help her mother learn it).
It's not really the learning curve: it's mostly that windows comes on every computer a person is likely to buy.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 24 2018, @09:18PM
Everything is a learning curve. DOS to Windows 3.11, later Windows 95, Windows XP. The shift around Windows 8 and 10 (compare Ubuntu's Unity desktop from years before Win8). Always learning. Compare an original Mac - the beige cube - to a modern Apple - the user had to learn, evolve alongside.
I tell people that switching from Windows to Linux is very much like switching to MacOS. Somewhat true as MacOS is BSD Unix with a Nexxt desktop manager. But more that all the apps you need are there, but have new names and new icons. Then I tell them updates will handle both the OS and the apps, AND never interrupt their day (or presentation). Sold.