Linux is not going to gain even a significant share of the desktop market, no matter what fanboys say. Maybe it works okay on SteamDeck but SteamOS is not going to replace Windows on my work or games computer. Windows is for the 99% who don't want to spend time messing with Linux and its workarounds and quirks. Even Apple will retain a larger share because its sells popular hardware. OneDrive is a great feature not some evil thing. People on Linux don't use the cloud? AI is only increasing. People on Linux don't use AI?
I use Window both at work and personally, and find it works well (after tweaking a few settings as you say). Have been using it for decades, so happy to stick with it and continue to learn how to use it most effectively rather than OS hopping, and having to learn everything from scratch again.
I dual-boot Windows 11 25H2 with Garuda Linux, an Arch-based distribution. I spend much of my time in Windows, but I get great satisfaction experimenting on my Garuda system. If Microsoft follows through with their Agentic OS future for Windows, that will be the last straw for me, and I'll be removing Windows from all three of the computers I have here, and I don't think I'll have any regrets, or feel as if I've made any sacrifices i the process. In fact, one part of my efforts on Garuda has been to find equivalent software to replace what I use in Windows. The only thing I haven't found a satisfactory replacement for is my MuMu player, the Android emulator I use on Windows. I've tried Waydroid, but II can't get the Google Playstore app to install and work as expected, so I can't download and install the software I want for it, so that's a deal breaker for me, at least for now. I may try the Android Studio Emulator to see how it performs at some point, though.
I love the Surface, the latest one (x64 processor) is great for me, and even has offline AI capability (SLM) thanks to a Neural Processing Unit. I'm sure this will become increasingly useful in the future...
Perhaps Windows 11 grew to 1 billion users faster than 10 because Microsoft got the first billion users hooked on it and then forced their hand. No matter. I've switched to Linux and I'm not going back. I still have a 2016 Dell laptop that runs Windows 11, though it's processor is too old and it's slow. But it's there if I need the power of Excel or to use TurboTax. But most of what I do is better in Linux Mint.
Linux is not going to gain even a significant share of the desktop market, no matter what fanboys say. Maybe it works okay on SteamDeck but SteamOS is not going to replace Windows on my work or games computer. Windows is for the 99% who don't want to spend time messing with Linux and its workarounds and quirks. Even Apple will retain a larger share because its sells popular hardware. OneDrive is a great feature not some evil thing. People on Linux don't use the cloud? AI is only increasing. People on Linux don't use AI?
I use Window both at work and personally, and find it works well (after tweaking a few settings as you say). Have been using it for decades, so happy to stick with it and continue to learn how to use it most effectively rather than OS hopping, and having to learn everything from scratch again.
I dual-boot Windows 11 25H2 with Garuda Linux, an Arch-based distribution. I spend much of my time in Windows, but I get great satisfaction experimenting on my Garuda system. If Microsoft follows through with their Agentic OS future for Windows, that will be the last straw for me, and I'll be removing Windows from all three of the computers I have here, and I don't think I'll have any regrets, or feel as if I've made any sacrifices i the process. In fact, one part of my efforts on Garuda has been to find equivalent software to replace what I use in Windows. The only thing I haven't found a satisfactory replacement for is my MuMu player, the Android emulator I use on Windows. I've tried Waydroid, but II can't get the Google Playstore app to install and work as expected, so I can't download and install the software I want for it, so that's a deal breaker for me, at least for now. I may try the Android Studio Emulator to see how it performs at some point, though.
Ernie
I love the Surface, the latest one (x64 processor) is great for me, and even has offline AI capability (SLM) thanks to a Neural Processing Unit. I'm sure this will become increasingly useful in the future...
Perhaps Windows 11 grew to 1 billion users faster than 10 because Microsoft got the first billion users hooked on it and then forced their hand. No matter. I've switched to Linux and I'm not going back. I still have a 2016 Dell laptop that runs Windows 11, though it's processor is too old and it's slow. But it's there if I need the power of Excel or to use TurboTax. But most of what I do is better in Linux Mint.