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Discussion on: Is using Linux really productive?

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Bryan Wilcutt • Edited

There's an old saying... "Linux is free, if you don't value your time. Windows is cheap if you don't value your sanity."

Window's advantage is CSP Applications (Constrant Satisfaction Problem). Basically, a number of apps run on Windows to fix problems, some with user interaction (Network Troubleshooter), some autonomous (Disk Repair).

Linux will remain the best choice for the developer and the techie, Windows for the occasional user and non-techie. If you want to change Linux to be more user friendly, write the code yourself. That's something that is off limits for Windows-- user change.

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Martin Ninov

If you want to change Linux to be more user friendly, write the code yourself. That's something that is off limits for Windows-- user change.

What stops you from doing that for Windows? And if we're talking about features outside of user-space, well, kernel development isn't exactly an accessible pursuit for the average tech-savvy/developer user.