Me, coder, student, cant afford mid range PCs, interested in learning computers, gamer, not professional. What about you guys?
Microsoft is clearly not making decisions to benefit the customer. The best they can do is accidentally benefiting customers every once in a while. It’s simply not good enough, since Linux is literally made by customers with the express purpose to be the best for us. 😊
Because window is genuinely more of a pain to use in 2026.
many reasons, already told by others, but the one that made me jump was that it does not install apps without me telling it to.
It started because I was poor and resented the idea of paying for software. Then I became a professional developer and the advantages of the OS became more obvious. This was ~15 years ago.
Since then the enshittification of MS has made me more and more confident in my decision.
- FOSS. I’m a software engineer and making the world a better place and helping others is why I love my job and what I study. FOSS is the thing that can make tge world a better place and help others.
I also have a plethora of technical reasons, but I’m sure others will cover them. Just this ideological and philosophical reason is enough for me to be using Linux.
It’s better.
Windows bugged Out more and more. I am Just annoyed by the Bad Performance.
Troubleshooting in windows is also a pain. When I’ve learned how easy the Switch can be done, the Deal was sealed.
This. With Linux there are lots of ways to troubleshoot problems. With Windows it always comes back to reinstalling the software, drivers, updates, trying different settings desperately, reinstalling Windows.
100%. I always tell people that the biggest difference between windows bugs and Linux bugs is that for linux I can almost guarantee that its my fault. I’ve ran a command or installed a program that has issues. Which also means I can fix it.
Because I feel at home with it
Ye it’s very comf c:
There isn’t a silly Big Company that can change stuff without me wanting the change, or inhibit me from making changes I want.
When I set up my Linux how I like it, it stays like that until I decide I want change. And when I do want change, I can make whatever change I want c:
Privacy performance and fun
It’s better.
Freedom. Having my computer not actively work against me.
I had bought a magazine with a CD-ROM inside… Something called Slackware was written on it.
Freedom and customization. I’m a pretty laid back guy but one of the few things I’m super anal about is UI and navigation. I’m sure there’s a million reasons why windows chose the UI/UX elements it has along with its (lack of) navigation controls, but I can’t fucking stand it. With Linux I can rip the whole thing apart and rebuild it exactly how I want.
On the other hand my wife is in no way technical and just wants it to work. So I rolled mint and she has barely noticed the difference. Options are good.
What can I say? I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was. To catch them all is my real quest, to train them is my cause.
