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I've had Windows installations that chugged along for 10 years with only regular software updates. It does get slow and bloated over time, but it keeps working without any maintenance or fixing.
Meanwhile I can't find a Linux distribution that doesn't self-destruct in about 6 months of regular desktop use. Every time some software update corrupts GRUB, breaks X/Wayland, or something else that unexpectedly makes my computer unusable and requires me to spend hours fixing it or in some cases giving up and installing a different distro.
Let me know when a desktop Linux distro is as reliable as my 10 year old Windows install please.
My 10+ year arch installation is certainly more reliable than my prior windows installation that would randomly decide that the registry is borked and won't boot at all, for no apparent reason.
Or the windows updates that outright deleted the entirety of the users files... Again... https://www.howtogeek.com/658194/windows-10s-new-update-is-deleting-peoples-files-again/
I feel like this thread has a lot of windows users that only look at windows with rose tinted glasses. Windows has had just as many major issues as any linux distro I've used.
Must have had bad luck! I mean I've fixed many a Windows computer in my time so I know it's not perfect, but I guess my expertise helps me avoid a lot of the pitfalls of Windows by not loading up all kinds of dodgy software.
Linux though will break when you do everything right, and that's what gets me every time.
Must have had bad luck! I mean I've fixed many a Linux computer in my time so I know it's not perfect, but I guess my expertise helps me avoid a lot of the pitfalls of Linux by generally reading the fucking manual and understanding what I'm doing.
Windows though will break and also install bullshit updates and reset your settings when you do everything right, and that's what gets me every time.