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Valentin Nechayev • Edited

Your reply just proved several of my points. It also proved you disregarded the title of the topic and just went on full Linux advocate.

No, it's your message which proved you disregard all the topic and discussion and don't see anything except the arguments you'd want to see for depreciation of what had been changed several (many) years ago.

And in all your Linux advocacy religious fervor

The very fact you've found a kind of "religious fervor", where a sober sight couldn't have found a faintest trail of it, exposes your attitude well enough.
(I'm not a Linux advocate. In real, I prefer BSD:) but the sad fact that Linux, with its community model and license, had beaten closest competitors, has to be admitted.)

never be widely adopted as an OS for personal computing: it is a server OS, not a client OS- as you aptly described the places where Linux is adopted:

I constantly run Linux desktop at my workplace for last ~14 years. I also used FreeBSD for 15 years in the same role. I use Windows at work laptop, due to employer policy. I have enough data to compare.

Linux doesn't have the hardware support nor customer support hence its adoption limited to the server room and engineering departments

This is fairly a vicious circle. Absence of hardware support causes trend to concentrate on server segment where Linux advantages get crucial, and then a false apprehension as a server OS causes less request as a client one. But, Android has shown that this circle can be broken just by a single huge stroke.

Windows vs Linux debate is an outdated one and nonsensical

If so, why you push your feed into this debate with a real religious fervor (which you, for an obscure reason, ascribe to me)?

try purchasing a Linux-first computer

I don't know what is "Linux-first" in your understanding here. I'm writing this at Acer laptop costed ~1/2 of Apple's device with similar characteristics.

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gjorgivarelov

You are the one defending Linux like it is some kind of deity. I run my workstation on RHEL 9 and still refuse to profess Linux with the fervor that you display.
And yes, this topic IS about Windows vs Linux in personal computing, read the title. I doubt you'll bother.

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Valentin Nechayev • Edited

You are the one defending Linux like it is some kind of deity.

No, you are the one subverting like it is some kind of deity.
I'm just rational. I hate Linux for a bunch of ugly properties. But, after counting all pros and cons, it looks like the optimal solution, again, where and when the discussed legacy does not affect its use.

still refuse to profess Linux with the fervor that you display.

You still deny the fact the only fervor in this thread is yours.

about Windows vs Linux in personal computing, read the title. I doubt you'll bother.

Definitely it is, read the title. I've already said: I use it on personal desktop for 14 years. I can't find how I could be clearer here.
Now I don't doubt you bother on anything, but applying your fervor. For what?
Well, I'm tired of this discussion despite its help in training English:) Let you continue by yourself, if you need.