I moved from Linux to Windows not long ago. I now prefer it. But the path I see Microsoft making is getting out of the OS game all together. O365, Azure, and Developers are their key focus. Everything else is sort of a hobby project for them currently. I can see maybe 10 years in the future them canning windows and having their software completely cross platform.
I don't think Linux is really a threat to Micrsoft at all though. Minus the fact that Microsoft contributes more to the Kernel than any other corporation. Most Linux software on the consumer side still can't hang with what's available for Mac and Windows yet also.
Mind you, I love the penguin and everything he stands for. But until Linux users as a whole decide they don't mind paying for software and pony up some $$$ they will always be behind. Most open source desktop software just doesn't have the financial backing to keep up. This of course could change. I hope it does even.
I think curiosity. WSL had come out and I wanted to see what it was like. I became surprised how comfortable I became in it. I tried the infinity photo software (which I bought). It was still more polished than Gimp, and it is #2 for Windows and Mac behind photoshop. I tended not to screw around with my OS as much (my fault). But I didn't tinker so much. I could do anything I wanted to in it, with little to no limitation. I know it's not the poster child of privacy, but I trust MS way more than I did say 10 years ago...even 5. They're developer community and resources are outstanding. Their hardware is great also. Bought myself a Surface Laptop 3, love the thing.
Mind you, I'm not bashing Linux. I have my System76 Galego with 2 drives, one currently with Ubuntu 20.04 and the other drive I use for hopping. I'm actually really excited to see elementary 6.0 when it comes out and will be running it most likely..been waiting for Dark mode with them.
But I do find myself wanting to use my Windows machine much more, on it now for that matter. All in all, I think they are both great. Just different strokes for different folks I guess.
I mostly use Linux, but have a separate machine for Windows 10 for a handful of games. I don't like the notification system, i don't like the nagging for reboots or the reboots themselves, updates on sitting down then finishes the update on boot! On Linux updates are far less intrusive.
Yeah, your right on updates. To my benefit, on Linux I sudo apt update multiple times a day..lol, especialy on arch, I would update all the time. I enjoyed it.
So though updates take much more time on Windows, at least mine are planned. I have never had a surprise update so far. When I get up in the morning and goto my machine I usually check..lol.
I think the notification system on most everything blows. I survive off peaking at the system tray..mainly only for slack.
I can tell you that I need Adobe for my workflow. Part of my job is building proofs of concept and the presentation of, lots of image handling for training and documentation and the Gimps and other open source apps just don’t work as well. Everything else worked fine for my life in Linux, but with Ubuntu’s LTS I can do pretty much everything I need to across both. That and I spend much of my time connected to GCP based cloud HPC scientific research tools via CloudyCluster.
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I moved from Linux to Windows not long ago. I now prefer it. But the path I see Microsoft making is getting out of the OS game all together. O365, Azure, and Developers are their key focus. Everything else is sort of a hobby project for them currently. I can see maybe 10 years in the future them canning windows and having their software completely cross platform.
I don't think Linux is really a threat to Micrsoft at all though. Minus the fact that Microsoft contributes more to the Kernel than any other corporation. Most Linux software on the consumer side still can't hang with what's available for Mac and Windows yet also.
Mind you, I love the penguin and everything he stands for. But until Linux users as a whole decide they don't mind paying for software and pony up some $$$ they will always be behind. Most open source desktop software just doesn't have the financial backing to keep up. This of course could change. I hope it does even.
Either way I have rambled enough this morning.
Why did you move to Windows?
I think curiosity. WSL had come out and I wanted to see what it was like. I became surprised how comfortable I became in it. I tried the infinity photo software (which I bought). It was still more polished than Gimp, and it is #2 for Windows and Mac behind photoshop. I tended not to screw around with my OS as much (my fault). But I didn't tinker so much. I could do anything I wanted to in it, with little to no limitation. I know it's not the poster child of privacy, but I trust MS way more than I did say 10 years ago...even 5. They're developer community and resources are outstanding. Their hardware is great also. Bought myself a Surface Laptop 3, love the thing.
Mind you, I'm not bashing Linux. I have my System76 Galego with 2 drives, one currently with Ubuntu 20.04 and the other drive I use for hopping. I'm actually really excited to see elementary 6.0 when it comes out and will be running it most likely..been waiting for Dark mode with them.
But I do find myself wanting to use my Windows machine much more, on it now for that matter. All in all, I think they are both great. Just different strokes for different folks I guess.
I mostly use Linux, but have a separate machine for Windows 10 for a handful of games. I don't like the notification system, i don't like the nagging for reboots or the reboots themselves, updates on sitting down then finishes the update on boot! On Linux updates are far less intrusive.
Yeah, your right on updates. To my benefit, on Linux I sudo apt update multiple times a day..lol, especialy on arch, I would update all the time. I enjoyed it.
So though updates take much more time on Windows, at least mine are planned. I have never had a surprise update so far. When I get up in the morning and goto my machine I usually check..lol.
I think the notification system on most everything blows. I survive off peaking at the system tray..mainly only for slack.
FWIW
I can tell you that I need Adobe for my workflow. Part of my job is building proofs of concept and the presentation of, lots of image handling for training and documentation and the Gimps and other open source apps just don’t work as well. Everything else worked fine for my life in Linux, but with Ubuntu’s LTS I can do pretty much everything I need to across both. That and I spend much of my time connected to GCP based cloud HPC scientific research tools via CloudyCluster.