The Problem

In today’s world if you want to get a computer up and running there are three choices for your operating system. each with their own good and evil. in this post I;m going to try to explain each one’s pros and cons and then tell the story of switching to linux and what sacrifices you have to make.

Windows

The main choice for most people on a Desktop Computer is Windows. it is built by microsoft, has ongoing security and accessebility updates and is easy to use and user friendly. it is the most used desktop operating system in the planet and almost all software have a windows version. no matter what hardware you have, there are drivers ready for anything. Now these may sound good enough but there are a lot of things to consider. even though it may look good at first, there are some nasty things happpenning underneath. windows is a god tier operating system for nomral day to day users. users who dont want to know whats happenning underneth. they just want it to work and do what they want. kids who want to turn their pc on and play games. windows is perfect for these scenarios. but the problem starts when you you want to go deeper. there are lots of prebuilt features like the windows defender and such that are really good to have but it starts getting annoying after a while. instead of a protector it turns into a ram eating virus. your pc takes 2 minutes to boot ? you just got to get used to it. want to delete a file ? are you really sure you want to delete it ? are you absoloutley sure ? thas what I hate about it. here’s a full list for the skimmers :

Pros

1. Easy to install and use
2. Batteries included with default drivers and a

Cons