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Ricardo Bánffy

It's nice to bring Unix tooling into Windows, but, as a Linux and Mac user, I'm curious as to what Windows brings to the table. My brief experiences with Windows post-XP were mostly frustrating. The UI for managing the machine is confusing and crude, downloading updates is slow and either slows down the machine or locks it down until finished.

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jnunez166

There are some of us that are forced to use Windows because of our employers, IT and the MS Apps that they require. This is easier than trying to get Linux working in a MS environment and using Open Source apps and WINE to satisfy the requirements.

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Expert Amateur

I dunno, man. I'm not trying to sell you on Windows. I'm trying to help out people who already decided to use it. :-)

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Paul Preibisch

if u are a full stack dev, or freelance solutions provider, its nice to have adobe products at your fingertips without rebooting while in programming mode