why should i use linux? what advantage does it have over windows?

If you can't find a reason yourself, you probably shouldn't use it.

>>55663387
i know a reason
i can hack facebook using it on kali

don't use it. stay away.

If you can't find a reason yourself then it probably isn't for you, stay with windows 7/8.1withclassicshell

>>55663369
personally, setting up a dev environment, working with 3rd party apps/packages, inevitably using it for a server, etc makes development a TON smoother on Linux/OS X than on Windows

>OS released 25 years ago
>can't find answer

is this the new desktop thread

>>55663369
I use it because it's faster, more stable and more secure

But as >>55663387 said, if you don't know why you should use it. You probably shouldn't

>>55663369
Make your own, you dont need those useless distros

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>>55663951
>faster
Not necessarily faster, just less bloatware, and not if you're using unity which is default for ubuntu.

>more stable
Not if you're doing anything interesting. You should break your own configuration every few days to keep you on your toes.

>more secure
Not that it's hard to keep a windows box secure if you're not a dumbshit.

>>55663369
you should start learning to use linux because next year will be the year linux takes over and knocks windows out of existence.

>>55663369
As a programmer, GNU/Linux is better in every conceivable way.

>>55663387
FPBP

If you're a programmer

>>55663985
How many years have we heard that one again?

I use it because it is easier.
The window manager is much better, meaning everything I do is easier as a result.
The package manager makes it easier to manage software.
The command line makes it easier to automate tasks.
When bugs or errors is discovered, they are easy to address or work around.

Windows costs a hundred bucks, Linux is free.

Windows has deliberate backdoors and ads, Linux has no intentional backdoors and no ads.

Linux has much more modest hardware requirements than Windows.

It is harder to accidentally contract a virus on Linux than on Windows.

Linux updates stay free forever, and you don't get pestered to install them, unlike on Windows.

>>55664248
>Backdoors
Linux is full of binary blobs
>No ads
What is Ubuntu
>Free
As in beer, right

>>55663369
I use Windows because I play game. I use a VM for Linux. You don't need to use one or the other, do both. Linux has the best open source software in my opinion, and great customization if you're interested in that kind of stuff.

>>55664286
>what is WINE

>>55664290
Name one recent triple A title that runs through WINE. If it exists, what kind of FPS? Thought so.

>>55664260
Ubuntu does not equal Linux.

>>55663369
It can mount arbitrary filesystems. Lets see your wangblows do that without third party software.

>>55663369
> why should i use linux?
If you don't know why you need it then you don't need it. Contrary to the meme some faggots (most of which are newbie zaelots) want you to fall for, Linux is not an I-don't-believe-it's-not-windows, just-werks-without-understanding-unix, average-consumer's-desktop-ready OS. If you do fall for it, you'll be back on /g/ in a week complaining about no games and your wifi not working.

t. Linux user since 1999

>>55664334
The only filesystems anyone should use are NTFS and ReFS. All others are obsolete.

>>55664363
(You)

You don't transfer ownership of your computer and all data stored on it.

>>55663369
You can stick a live Cd in and access literally any file you like in Windows, even under password-protected accounts.

That's a pretty shitty idea of security if you ask me...

>>55664306
Ubuntu is the face of Linux

>>55664363
>NTFS
Topest of keks go defrag your garbage fs lmao

>>55664480
Ubuntu is the anus of Linux

>>55664480
Says who? I don't and many people I know don't, either... opinion discarded.

>>55664552
It's the most popular distro. Newbies wipl not go for Debian or Arch, they will go for Ubuntu. At least Ubuntu seems decent, every other distro is pure trash

>>55664480
What the fuck?

>>55664260
>No ads
>What is Ubuntu
Nigger what?

user0@primary:~$ uname -a
Linux primary 4.4.0-31-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 13 00:07:12 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

>>55663369
no botnet
no spyware
no viruses
support on nearly everything
just werks
FREE

>>55663975
> Not that it's hard to keep a windows box secure if you're not a dumbshit.
> windows
>>> not a dumbshit
o lol

>>55664446
You can do that in linux too. What is chroot? Unless you used encryption, and windows has that too. Just don't trust windows encryption as much as linux.

>>55664662
no software

>>55663387
This

The last thing the community needs is yet another idiot complaining about how useless Linux is because it isn't Windows.

>>55663369
Don't use it.
The fewer idiots in the userbase, the less likely it'll become what the other operating systems have become.

>>55664662
Linux isn't free. It ships proprietary modules, which violates the GPL.

>>55664757
>it ships
Linux doesn't "ship", distro maintainers include Linux in their downloads.

There are no proprietary modules in Linux; that's included in the different distros. Fear not however, there are distros that respect your freedom.

>>55664736
Hey, he asked for advantages.

>>55664749
So if you use Linux, you are better. I hate freetards. Linux is excellent just for programming and servers.

>>55664575
Again, according to who? Oh, and no other distro to my knowledge sent your keystrokes to a private company by default...

>>55664809
>Linux is excellent just for programming and servers.
That's somewhere between 80% and 85% of what I do on a computer... The rest being checking my email, listening to spotify, lurking 4chan and the WWW in general and watching netflix

>>55664819
What is 16.04

Functioning adults use Windows or OSX for desktop operations, do not fall for the jokes of mentally impaired manchildren.

>>55664832
>sent
>past tense

Learn to read.

>>55664828
I do other things. If it works fine for You, it doesn't for someone else.

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>wake up by sound of alarm
>"good morning subject #312345001"
>am dancing for the five supervisors on telescreen
>one from redmond, one from amazon, one from google, one from apple, one from [insert 3 letter]
>"you aren't dancing fast enough, what is the matter?"
>agents are dispatched to my home
>they discovered I don't use apple products, windows 10.1 Final Edition TM, Amazon slave workers
>they discover my firefox fork without social.api.enabled, pocket.extension.enabled, and other botnet features
>they discover I know basic hardware and PC maintenance
>I am shackled and sent to an internment camp
>years of grueling labor
>herniated disc, permanent wrist scarring from shackles, skinny, disfigured beyond recognition
>all men are like this
>they laugh mockingly while sipping on a cool drink
>their faces displayed over the camp telescreen
>die

Only death can save from this hell.
Even to post here, we have to go through Google

>>55664575
>newbies
>linux
Pick one

Linux has around 2% of the market share when it comes to desktop OSes.... Its real use is in the industry

If you have to ask, you don't need it.

>>55663369
>pros
>it has a package manager

>cons
>it has a package manager

>>55664848
Which is exactly why I recommended OP (and you) to NOT install Linux.... Jesus Christ, one can never win with you guys..

>why should i install linux to do Y
you shouldn't, it's only useful for X
>hurr durr linux is shit it only does X
yes that's exactly what I said
>herp derp i do Y so fuck you

>>55663369
Linux doesn't spy on you and send your information to microsoft.

>>55663369
3D cube desktop

>>55664869
SystemD does

>>55663387
>ask what linux does that windows doesn't do better
>linux user has no response and gets aggresive
typical

>>55664936
Citation required...

>>55663399
Quad dubs tells the truth

>>55664956
I can list a bunch of thing Linux does that Windows doesn't do at all, but I've been on /g/ long enough to know that your response to that is going to be

>but how does that nerd shit apply to me? i just want to play games, use photoshop and fiddle around with autocad and my video/music editing software because i'm a pro-gamer graphic designer design engineer and have audio engineering for taylor swift and skrillex as a hobby

ITT: newfags thinking Linux is free software

>>55664984
Linux itself is, the distros may or may not be.

>>55664956
A better question would be to ask if there's anything that Linux doesn't do better than Windows

>>55664995
Linux contains proprietary modules, which makes the whole thing violating the GPL.

>>55665005
I answered this already: >>55664772

There is no proprietary code or blobs in the development tree, all proprietary blobs are added by the various distros.

ITT: newfags thinking Linux isn't free software

>>55663369
The only reason to use Linux is as a live CD/USB in case you fuck up your primary OS

>>55663369
I just installed mint on a thinkpad and it does everything I need it to do. Also better battery life and not resource intensive.

>More secure by default
>Centralized packaging (Can find majority of software one place, no wasting time hunting for .exes)
>Can keep all software update with a single command. Even third party software.

You shouldn't use Linux, you should use whatever the hell you feel comfortable with.

It's all good.

>>55664290
>What is playing anything recent.

>>55665235
>just use it, its okay
XD

>>55663369
It is free, anon, in both senses.

>>55663391
>i can hack facebook using it on kali

Post a toot?

>>55664956
Linux is way better for networking, VMs, programming and specialized tasks for which you may (or may not) bastardize/customize it.

Personally I use it because I like it better in terms of usability, automation, look/feel and stability (which may not be given with any distro though)

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>>55664296
tera, blade and soul run just fine get better pc and do some research and use more terminal to make wine run better the games.
will test bdo in a week or soo.

>>55663369
Istall Gentoo

>>55663369

linux is great for a few reasons:
+package manager keeps every program on your computer up to date with just one command
+bash (with command line tools) is really useful in development
+open source is an awesome idea
+choice in desktop environment: gnome, kde, cinnamon, etc.

linux sucks because:
-doesn't support some nice to have proprietary technologies like directx, hardware drivers
-some features aren't as user friendly
-ui design in DEs leaves a lot to be desired; nothing ever feels truly smooth and reliable

if you're a developer, you already know what you need.
if you're a younger guy comfortable with computers but you don't develop, use windows
if you're setting up a computer for an old guy, do him a favor and get him a mac. otherwise he won't be able to tell

>>55665775
>hardware drivers
ndis-wrapper

>>55663975
I never did understand the hate unity gets, I use it on my laptop and it looks pretty good and it is quite responsive.

>>55665545
>more terminal to make x run better
linux in a nut shell

You're just feeling the good old pressure from /g/ but can't really find a reason to install it. When the day comes when you'll actually need it, you wouldn't be asking. So just stay on windows and don't listen to these autistic faggots

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>>55665775
>linux
>having any kind of driver at all

Wew lad

>>55664851
what are those pictures of Goebbels trying to imply? that microsoft are nazis or that they are jews?

>>55665833
It is really good on a laptop with small screen resolution.

On my dual monitor 2x2048x1152 setup, however, it spent 100% CPU for 30 seconds and then crashed when I tried to maximize a window.

>>55663369
>more stable
>has much more software
>package manager
>doesnt spy on you
>wont upgrade itself overnight unless you set up auto updates for some reason
>lets you have fuckloads more access to the system than windows
>its free
>you can customize it to your heart's content
>you can even make it look like windows

>>55665833
It's decent, everyone's just mad they integrated a useless web search in it by default
I personally recommend i3, since it's both lightweight and extremely functional.

>>55665947
>>having any kind of driver at all
???
Might be true some years back, but today Linux recognises all my hardware without having to go looking for drivers on obscure websites. The driver situation is much better on Linux.

>>55664828
Office work is also allright on Linux. Blendr runs well. Photo editing, games everything that is Adobe and music production is shit tho.

>more stable
Windows is stable too, we are not in 1996 anymore
>has much more software
win have more useful software
>package manager
faggotry
>doesnt spy on you
tin foil
>wont upgrade itself overnight unless you set up auto updates for some reason
same in windows
>lets you have fuckloads more access to the system than windows
>its free
win 10 was free
>you can customize it to your heart's content
you can rice windoes too, all you want
>you can even make it look like windows
but cant make it run the programs windows can

What do you do on a computer? If anything you do can be better done on a linux distribution (programming, server maintenance, networking, etc) then switch to a linux distro of your choice. If not, don't switch.

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>>55666225
>>55666055
riced win7

>>55666225
>Windows is stable too
Until upgrade fucks over the start menu and the WiFi driver.

Never again

>>55666275
Congratulations, you fucked up the already bad looking DE

>>55663369
Lurk more

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>>55665947
>I don't know how to install a driver :DDDD

>>55663369
>what advantage does it have over windows?
It preserves your virginity.

>>55666496
I actually lost mine within a few weeks of switching to Linux, funnily enough. Maybe it's because I was drunk and talking about my travel experiences instead of Ubuntu, though.

>>55666496
Epic XD

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>>55665947
>Spreading FUD for free
Microsoft could be paying you instead dude.

>>55666225
>Windows is stable too, we are not in 1996 anymore
This has not been my experience with windows, sorry if at this point i don't trust your sense of what is stable.

>faggotry
>tin foil
>same in windows
>win 10 was free
>you can rice windoes too, all you want
Man you went full retard with this ones

>win have more useful software
>but cant make it run the programs windows can
For me this is the only advantage windows has at the moment but it's getting thinner and this argument only holds true for certain specialized areas. Also a lot of programs runs perfectly with wine.

>>55664480
>Ubuntu is the face of Linux
Almost. It's the face of Desktop Linux.

>>55663988
Jesus fuck I can't look at the windows api. It's like staring at a gorgon.

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>>55664296
Name one recent AAA title that's worth playing.

>>55666225
>Windows is stable too, we are not in 1996 anymore
It used to be, when we could use windows 7. Now, if you don't watch yourself you end up with a defective OS that breaks your drives.

>>55664296
>>55666906
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-8MGYzn_n4

>>55666572
Thanks for this anon

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>>55667040
No problem, but seriously, microsoft pays people to manipulate opinions, see this:

http://www.stratigery.com/msft.shilling.html
http://cosmicpenguin.com/linux/MICROSOFTS_WAR_AGAINST_LINUX.html
http://furiousfanboys.com/2013/06/microsoft-caught-astroturfing-reddit-to-praise-xbox-one/
http://techrights.org/2007/11/23/astroturfing-microsoft-examples/

>>55666925
>>55666653
>>55666393
>>55666393
Just some linux autost spreading completly false bs what only other linuc autist accept, as usual

One word

Marketshare

>>55667087
Honestly a lot of megacorps pull similar shit and are equally dubious. And sometimes more so.

>>55667129
>Any truth too hard to accept is false bs
>Resort to Argumentum ad populum
Classic butthurt winchild

>>55667220
Marketshare :^}

Linux is good for setting up something to do one task and then locking it down. Servers, access terminals. For years my mom has used a Linux laptop I set up for her that just has a web browser but is otherwise totally locked down (basically roll-your-own Chromebook). I update it every year or two when I see her, and it's always a PITA to set up since Linux is so buggy, but once it's set up you can just lock it down and forget it.

I've used Linux as a desktop OS in the past as a 'power user', and it's a massive pain. Shit it always breaking, and unless you're familiar with the terminal you're usually SOL. Would never ever recommend desktop Linux to anyone but the ultra nerd-core that actually like when things break (since they enjoy fixing stuff), since shit ALWAYS breaks.

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>>55663369
You will be free.

>>55663369
If you're casual and just use your PC for simple gaming, internet browsing, video editing, all of the basic shit than Linux is not even worth it. If you want to try it you should run it on a USB first, or at least partition your HDD/SSD and dual boot it with Windows or whatever OS you have and just use Linux straight for a week or two to see if you like it.

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>>55667241
>proving my point

>>55667129
>>55667241
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems

> the following is the worldwide device shipments (referring to wholesale) by operating system, which includes smartphones, tablets, laptops and PCs together.

>Device Shipments, 2015
>Windows: 11.79%
>Mac / iOS: 12.37%
>Android: 54.16%
>Other: 21.66%
really makes u think

>>55667332
>think
/v/ doesn't have the brain for it

It's free as in beer, and less likely to get you infected with viruses if you are retarded. It handles day to day shit just fine. Just avoid it if you play games; that's the one thing that it totally loses to Windows on.

>>55667332
>includes smartphones and tablet
Desperate loonix fag
>>55667304
Fix it faggot

>>55666275
OH MY FUCKING FUCK WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU DISPLAYING THE TIME TWICE YOU LITTLE FAGGOT

>>55667427
Aww kiddie got mad, did he? Too bad I trashed the garbage where it belongs.
>Blocking the legacy driver to lock in the new unstable one
So much for "just werkz :DDDD".

>>55663369
it consumes your time

>>55667427
>smartphones and tablet run without OS
>Excluding smarphone and tablet
Desperate WinPOOinLOO

>>55663369
You should use Linux if you value:
Speed - Your computer will boot up in less than ten seconds and won't have a bunch of Windows bloat slowing it down. This is an advantage even if you have top-of-the-line hardware.
Freedom- You have complete control over your computer. You're not beholden to some EULA or terms and conditions of use. The system isn't locked down. You can change every single aspect of it, and you can even rice it without having to install some third-party program like Rainmeter.

Don't use it if you just want a PC that plays videogames. There just aren't enough game devs making games for Linux, and WINE (the compatibility layer that lets you run Windows programs in Linux) is pretty hit-and-miss. For that matter, don't use it if you want to use all your Windows programs. You will have to find Linux alternatives.

>>55667149
sure, that's why when i have the possibility i support those who gives you a better treatment and if possible transparency.

>>55667427
It proves a point: microsoft is not the only big player now and using microsoft-specific APIs and formats is becoming a bad idea.

>>55664956
If you have to ask, you're probably not ready to use Linux, and that's saying something given how easy it is to install Linux

>>55665833
Unity hate is a /g/ meme, it works fine

>>55663369
Windows isn't that bad from a user standpoint. It works and it has the support. You might actually be worse off on Linux. Unless you're the kind of guy that likes to tinker with shit or change fundamental parts of your OS.

But to truly understand just how offensively shitty Windows can be, you have to develop for it. I am currently trying to find a reliable way to push shared objects on multiple machines and it's a poorly documented, poorly engineered, unreliable fucking mess.

>>55667438
Using dual monitors so when 1 runs something in fullscreen i can see the time on the other you autistic faggot

>>55667474
Not mad why would i?
>>55667498
Desperate autistic manchild mad because i dont think that using loonix makes him a special snowflake
>>55667627
Sure sure

>>55667819
>Windows isn't that bad from a user standpoint. It works and it has the support. You might actually be worse off on Linux. Unless you're the kind of guy that likes to tinker with shit or change fundamental parts of your OS.
>But to truly understand just how offensively shitty Windows can be, you have to develop for it. I am currently trying to find a reliable way to push shared objects on multiple machines and it's a poorly documented, poorly engineered, unreliable fucking mess.
Indeed. Truly the only thing windows has going for it is that basically everything normies want to use is made for windows.

>>55663369
If you bought a prebuilt, why not use both?
You paid for windows, so you may as well keep it, even when you realize that linux+gnu is vastly superior, and suddenly the thought of using windows becomes abhorrent.
There's always the chance windows could prove useful to you one day, and modern computers have shit tons of hd space.

>>55664852
Eh, and handheld. Also, those numbers are from before the chromebook.

>>55669041
Except that its not superior, only in very specialised task

Windows is used by more people for a reason, nearly anyone could install linux but they dont

>>55669205
Linux phone os was a big fucking failure

>>55663369
i use linux as DE in vbox

Windows is a pain in the ass to accomplish anything useful in a timely fashion without having to think about it too much.

>>55664956
>aggressive
You sure are a sensitive little cunt

>>55665005
Hah, the day Linux ships a proprietary blob is the day every corporation, government and foundation drop it.
You really thing freedom is just a meme? It's the only guarantee we've got, and up the chain, people who matter realize this.

It's free software with a good license
The only reason to GNU/Linux over BSD is the GPL

>>55669775
You mean Android?

>>55664956
As mentioned earlier, if you can't respond this yourself fuck off, moron.

I'm agressive enough?

>>55663369
just werks

>why should i use linux?
You shouldn't if you can't think of a reason.

>what advantage does it have over windows?
- Better performance.
- UI that makes sense and isn't a Frankenstein monster, and can be customized however you like.
- Desktop friendly OS and not a Frankenstein monster infecting a desktop user's experience with touchscreen/portable UI cancer
- More secure Internet browsing because most files on the Internet waiting to infect and fuck up a computer are aimed towards Windows and don't work for shit on Linux.
- Better in terms of basic media consumption (video and audio)

Disadvantages:
- Not gayming friendly.
- Adobe.
- Needs you to put off half a single day to set it up properly.

I use Windows 7 + Ubuntu.
One for gaymes and Adobe with everything sandboxed except the aforementioned, and the other for everything else.

>>55664956
>>>linux user has no response and gets aggresive
you really are sensitive aren't you?

>>55663369
Look in the menu, "Friends".
That should be enough of a reason for you to switch.

>>55663369
If you are a gamer, Alt+F12.
Can make every single window fullscreen, without alt+tab problems or screen flashing.

>>55670021
That too but the ubuntu or what version

Btw android is android not linux

>>55664363
K E K

>>55664736
software does not count as no software

>>55663369
I'll tell you why not to use Windows.
Windows ME/Vista/8.
Blue death screen.
Windows Update.
Microsoft Store.
Windows 7/8/8.1 auto-update to Windows 10.
No backware compatibility in DirectX releases (Direct3D12 not working on Windows 7/8), what are you gonna do when they release Direct3D13 and you don't want (can) to upgrade your system? Will you pay (again) a hundred dollars to have your new trash system?
It's not free as beer nor free as freedom.
No BTRFS support.

>>55664839
describe "functioning adults" please

>>55667910
Calm down, basement dweller. hahaha

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>be an average computer user
>let's check this linux thing
>google "linux"
>over 9000 distributions
>google "easy linux to start with"
>get over 9000 linux forum threads flooded with unwarranted self importance and general arguing
>i will not sleep enough before work if i don't stop now
>just one more try
>finally get a linux distro
>install
>"would you like to render your partitions unusable by anthing else than this linux"
>i don't even... ok
>ok, that's a fresh install, how do i get aps here, i want to listen to music
>no drivers, no player
>google
>over 9000 threads filled with unwarranted self importance
>find sudo apt-get
>there's an error
>it fucks over 9000 system functions
>go to my distro forum, explaining my problem in great detail
>get called a faggot for not using search function
>i use search function
>over 9000 threads with "use search function faggot" replies
>google it, same results
>someone finally replies
>just man apt-get faggot
>i don't have 10 years to become a linux wizard, got a life to live
>try to fix it myself
>manage to crash my entire system with 2 clicks
>it's now 9 am
>i started at 5 pm yesterday
>i'm late for work
>get fired

>mfw I'm using windows

>>55670317
Should of installed gentoo faggot.

>>55670121
>- Better in terms of basic media consumption (video and audio)

Hahahaaa... no

>>55670351
mpv is godly
deadbeef is OK

>>55663369
If you have to ask then that means your are too stupid to use linux. Stick with windows pleb

>>55664248
I never understood this. In what world does Windows 10 cost 100 bucks?

You can literally get a key for less than 20 dollars.

>>55670209
It's more Linux than Debian is

>>55670395
>mpv is godly

Needs a good GUI comparable to MPC for non autistic people.

>deadbeef is OK

Clementine or mpd+something would be the best players, still not comparable to musicbee or foobar.

>>55670309
Ironic coming from a loonix user haha

>>55670477
No its android

>>55670780
>Needs a good GUI
bomi

>>55670780
>>mpv is godly
>Needs a good GUI comparable to MPC for non autistic people.
this x1000

who the fuck thought a player designed for AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT should have no fucking visual controls?

>>55671013
it does have visual controls though

>>55663369
It makes you wicked Smaht

For me, it's firewire and ZFS.

>>55667129
That's like saying
>ps4 has more sales than the xbox one!!!
Fucking ridiculous m8

>>55671149
>one system have magnitudes bigger user base than the other
>somehow this is not relevant

Linux users..

>>55671183
>the windows userbase is bigger
>therefore it is automatically better than linux!!! haha!!!

Winblows users, everyone.

>>55664480
To non technical people maybe. Mint is overtaking it tho. Distrowatch

>>55663399
How are these digits not getting anymore attention?

>>55671245
you are forgetting:

Linux: costs $0, has 1% marketshare
Windows: costs ~$100, has 90%

if someone tries to offer you something for FREE, and 90% still turn around and pay for the alternative, there's probably a good reason.

>>55663369

Do you enjoy constantly fiddling with shit to get it to work half as well as a regular good OS?

If yes, then linux (and android) is for you.

If you like software that just does what its supposed to stick with win7 or osx

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>>55671259

>>55663369
>elementary OS Performance Optimization

kek

>>55663391
You can do that using Windows too.

>>55671266
you're ALSO forgetting:

Linux: has almost no manufacturers preinstalling Linux for their computers,
no advertising
Windows: always preinstalled by OEM on their computers, fucktons of advertising

Sorry you can't handle someone who has a different opinion than you. :^)

>>55671266

Or the majority is uneducated, Linux is used for web browsing and development, just because one thing is marketed more than the other doesn't make it better. Plus who would take the time installing Linux themselves when windows 10 come with their brand new laptop / desktop with the fancy touchscreen that makes it cost $200 more.

>>55671245
>>55671266
What 66 said


If 90% uses x which costs money and 2% uses y which is free then then x is better, period


Face it, people who use loonix other than work related reasons are mainly neckbeard manchilds feeling special because they use that, technology hipsters like the dumbphones r so gud retards(majority of g)

You can circlejerk with your anime riced pos of system it doesnt change that Windows is the best os out there

>>55671315
Doesnt have pre installed because people want Windows and not some shitty meme os on their computers, majority of users could install loonix but they dont want to

>>55671335
Look at the typical loonix user

"i use loonix im special and smart other who dont are uneducated!!!!!"

>>55671363
>If 90% uses x which costs money and 2% uses y which is free then then x is better, period
Explain HOW it's better. Don't just sit there and crack jokes about the .001% of people who rice their desktops and masturbate to anime.

>>55671335
If linux would be that much better than windows people would take the time to install it, but its not better

>>55671393
>Doesnt have pre installed because people want Windows and not some shitty meme os on their computers, majority of users could install loonix but they dont want to
So you're suddenly the voice of the 90% of people who bought Windows laptops/desktops?
Sorry, but the definition of "meme" isn't what you think it is.

>>55671398
>90% of people use win
>2% use linux


If you cant understand why does it means win is better you are retarded

>>55671420
Are loonix users generally this retarded and unable to comprehend anything?

>>55671424
That's not a reason on why Windows is better, you're merely just showing statistics.
The PS4 may have more marketshare than the Xbox One and Wii U, but that doesn't mean it's BETTER.
>>55671445
>durr hurr i can't read to save muh fuckin life hurr durr

>>55671398
>Explain HOW it's better.
OK.

Windows is worth $100 to about 90% of people. So, on average, windows' value to the consumer is about $90.

Linux has no calculable value to the user since it doesn't cost them anything. However, you can say with near certainty that if Windows were canonically $0, there would be no such thing as linux (on the desktop). That 1% share would drop by 90% to "basically one person masturbating to anime"

>>55671458
read
>>55671335

>>55671504
Read
>>55671408


>>55671457
>90% marketshare of something that costs money
>2% of something thats free

Let me explain you autismo
More people use windows than linux because windows better suits their needs

And a system which better suits the need of 90% is better than the one which does it to 2%

More usable=better
Windows>lonix

>>55663391
KEK, I can do it on my iPhone

>>55663492
>why should I use linux
...
>personally

best answer in this thread desu.

>>55663369

Reasons to use Linux:

>Potato PC
Linux has joke tier hardware requirements. Hence you tend to see OS based of the Linux Kernal (Or Linux distros themselves) used for meme computers like the raspberry pi. I have a friend who's only computer couldn't run properly until he installed Linux.

>Command line
Self explanatory. Being fluent in the command line makes navigating your computer a lot faster. But only if you have a firm memory of where everything is installed.

>Servers
Linux is free

If any of these reasons aren't super important to you then don't bother using Linux. Mac OS is virtually superior in everyday for everyday use, while Windows is the only choice if you intend to use it for gaming. Wine is an awful emulator and should only be used to emulate indie flash games.

Also if you're haxorz then I heard some Linux distros can help you out with that but I don't know how or why.

>>55664290


Have you ever even played a video game before? Let alone have you even tried using Wine on a triple A high performance title?

Bloody hell, does shilling only refer to people with contested opinions to what's currently accepted? Because if this was anywhere other than 4chan you'd be called out instantly on your bullshit.

>>55664286
>>55663369

Please don't ever listen to this turboshill. He's literally trying to wreck your computer.

>>55671266
Most people don't pay for Windows directly.

>>55670986
>Comparing MPC GUI with bomi

Are you serious?

>>55671266

If 100% Software would be crossplatform and 100% Pcs came with Linux preinstalled noone would use Windows.

Windows won in the 90's building a true monopoly. All the people using comptures have grown in a Windows world, completely brainwashed.

>>55666275
What stuff did you use for this? Would like to rice my own w7

>>55665507
don't forget infosec, servers, or literally anything that needs low level or root access

is this the new desktop threa

>>55665004
deny freedom

>>55671820
>wine
>flash
that's not wine proper m8

>>55663369
>why should i use linux?
it's free as in $
>what advantage does it have over windows?
security, mostly
it's also quite a bit nicer for development/server work as previously stated

like, I'm running win7 on this machine now out of laziness, but I've used Linux as a main day-to-day system on and off for the last ten years now

there's other advantages (it tends to be faster than Windows), and there's disadvantages (most of the software you use isn't for Linux -- there's alternatives usually, but some of them (like using GIMP to replace PS) aren't really comparable)

>>55667265
>shit always breaks
what am I reading

Use a distro that doesn't suck.
Ubuntu generally just werks. In fact, at no point do you actually need to open the terminal with Ubuntu, you can install software, edit configuration, all of that shit right through the GUI.
Debian is slightly more effort (mostly adjusting little quality-of-life stuff, the actual install is easy), but also generally just werks.
shit, even something like slackware (which looks kind of complicated at first glance, but is actually pretty piss-easy, it walks you through everything) can be used by anyone as a day to day

pretty much the only issues I've had with Linux involve the fact that a couple of the programs I use regularly are Windows only
last time I had issues with shit breaking was when Ubuntu switched to PulseAudio years ago

>>55667438
I display time/date on three places on my desktop. U mad?

>>55663369

*it's free

*paying for hosting on linux is less expensive

that's all

Why are there so many shills, man?

I can guarantee you there is at least one poo-in-loo shilling for Microdick.