I prefer Linux audio manipulation over windows. I despised plugging in say… a PS4 controller and having to redo my audio because microsoft thinks it knows better then me.

I shake the mouse,l on Linux when I lose it and the cursor gets big.

Linux doesn’t try to think for me… it does what I tell it too.

I can just drag windows out if full screen… windows I gotta double click then drag away.

there’s so many small qol features from people that actually use PCs. microslop…I swear their employees have never used a computer before

microslop doesn’t introduce features unless they can somehow make you get funneled into some space with ads.

no ads…screw all ads

it’s not microslop

creators of Linux aren’t working at every turn to make my experience worse in order to sell me some garbage cloud solution

Linux doesn’t try to sell anything.

Linux just works…

I like being able to choose my desktop environment.

I like knowing I’m not being spied on (although I did set my telemetry to max telemetry).

I like how Linux will keep supporting my hardware near indefinitely.

I use NixOS because I love that every time I install an app or tweak a setting, I can document it with a commit in git. So if I fuck something up, I can revert the change. And if I get another computer, all my apps and settings are already there. And if I wanna help another NixOS user do something I’ve already done, I can just share the code.

I like the way Linux handles updates. I like the way it handles privacy (opt-in instead of opt-out) I like the fact that I’m never forced to do anything (going to windows 11, keeping bloat software, updates) I like that it is light and quick. I like to be able to choose a desktop environment and distro. I like that it is open-source and I don’t want to use US big tech corpo. I like that it does not try to sell me anything.

I don’t like not being able to play some games and printer setup.

Linux does what I tell it to.

Windows does what it wants. Either what it thinks I want it to do, or what Microsoft wants me to do.

Considering I paid for my computer, I like having control over it. It’s that simple.

don’t you feel kind of disgusting saving your family’s photos on some kind of awful botnet OS?

Honestly, in terms of the actual system architecture, I prefer NT’s object-based approach to the the file-based design that Linux (and other Unix systems) use.

The best part of Linux is the license. The OS can definitely be rough around the edges and have some maddening problems. But it still feels like something that is built and maintained by actual users rather than by a corporation that’s slowly trying to milk you for all you’re worth.

Because it just works. I don’t have to worry about new features being pushed out that break prod

And because it does what it’s told

It’s free and using it means I don’t have to support American tech companies.

Mac guy… I’ll say desktop environments. It’s an advantage over both macOS and Windows. The ability to choose your desktop environment. I prefer GNOME.

Linux isn’t better than windows, it is a different ideology based on choice, it better meets our use and privacy goals. It is not loaded with “AI” yet, glaring at you Canonical, and for my needs it works with very minimal tinkering (add an app, change a setting)

I don’t like being used or taken advantage of. Simple as. When you have a Microsoft product, you are used by Microsoft. You PAY them for their operating system and then they SPY on your computer interactions. You buy their product and then you become their product as they make money off of tailoring ads to you based on where your mouse moves, what you click on, the contents of the files that you upload to OneDrive (that they then use to train Copilot with).

Linux is a tool. It helps me interface with the computer. It doesn’t have an agenda behind it that involves exploiting me for money. Linux is built on the assumption that humans are humans and not wealth extraction batteries.

It comes down to user control and privacy for me. At least those are the two main reasons. Linux has cons as well but for me Linux’s pros outweigh their cons. Obviously everyone has different standards though. Gaming, business, etc. can be a deal breaker.

Why are you guys downvoting this post?

It works.

Which is a quality of standard that Windows does not maintain. I wouldn’t wish that garbage on my work enemy.