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Windows Tech Writer Looks at Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the outside-looking-in dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Three days ago I accepted Linux into my life and while I'm not yet a convert, the experience has shaken my faith in Windows. It's hard to reconcile because for nearly 20 years I've mostly stayed on the one true Windows path."

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  1. linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't know how to defrag, but I'm familiar with vm. Am I ready for this religeous "experience"?

    -Satan ( aka Anonymous Coward )

  2. Shoulda looked at getting himself an Apple. by whjwhj · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    All I can say is that he must've had a ridiculously horrible experience on Windows if Linux seems great in contrast.

    Why not Apple? He could've ditched (or, more realistically, 'sold') his Intel crap and bought a nice Apple machine (starting at $799 for desktops, $999 for portables) and then had the most stunningly spectacular experience imaginable. I mean, cripes, with all the dinking around you gotta do to get Linux to behave on the desktop, running a Mac is nirvana.

  3. Just installed MDK 9.1... and I must say I like it by Kong99 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I had no problems installing. This was my first Linux installation. Cut my teeth on changing the monitor refresh rate, installing Nvidia drivers, Opera and Wolfenstein:ET. Linux is growing on me quickly.

    I did C/++ development work on DOS/Unix in the early 90's, but our desktops were primarily all Macs, I loved Macs then and it was a FAR superior OS till Win3.11 rolled out, that is when I made the switch. I remember laughing at a co-worker playing with Win2.0!

    Course it will be awhile till I switch to Linux, I currently develop Access Apps for a living. Don't laugh, it's a decent living. Maybe it's time to learn MySQL, Python, and Java?!?!

    CrossOver Office does not support Access XP...