Re: Windows Is A Great OS ... If Your Time Is Worth Nothing

On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:53 -0000 (UTC), RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
wrote in <vpkjcl$2090h$7@dont-email.me>:

On 2025-02-25, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:55:55 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:
>

Still, I feel that Linux is an excellent operating system for machines
that commercial operating systems don't support anymore, but nothing
else.

>
We've been down this road ad nauseam. Linux may be an acquired taste
when it comes to desktops but the web and the cloud essential runs on
Linux. Even Azure is VMs spun up on Microsoft's own Linux OS.

 
Wherever you need rock solid reliability, Linux is superior. Besides
most Internet servers, all 500 top super computers and all CGI rendering
farms, Linux is just more solid. I've never had a BSOD on Linux. I've
never had Linux corrupted by an update (or corrupted in such a way that
wouldn't allow an update). I've never had "Registry" file corruption
which would not allow an application install or uninstall. I've never
had malware or a virus in 18 years of Linux use. Obviously Linux a
superior OS... period. Unfortunately, for game players, most PC games
are designed for Windows. So they're stuck with an inferior OS. For me,
fortunately, I don't play PC video games on my computers, so a
non-problem for me.

https://www.protondb.com/

Some games run great on Linux, some not so hot.

I've been flying in Elite Dangerous Odyssey for 10 years.  Played
Starfield for many hours with minimal hassle.  Tiny Tina runs flawlessly.

Still waiting for MS Flight Sim 2024 to get better, it is rated
"Bronze" currently.

I do recommend sticking with Steam for a seamless experience -- though
I will admit not knowing much about other launchers, I haven't
come across the need to run one.

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