After about 7 years with Linux and MacOS I was "forced" to again work with Windows (10) for a project. I also set up a new Windows PC for my wife recently (she is used to Windows from work)
I found it a horrible experience. Every single step is a huge PITA.
From licensing to PowerShell which is quite limited and cumbersome for automating settings changes and also the Linux subsystem is quite limited.
Windows is also painfully slow if the hardware is not top-notch.
Also in my experience there was hardly any improvement since Windows XP except some inconsistent UI look and feel changes.
I got the impression MS has totally given up on Windows after the Vista debacle and only tries to make some more money before it dies.
The main changes since XP are IMHO that settings, previously found in the control panel, are spread among a dozen applications or menus and impossible to find and each one follows a different look and feel.
I think Windows is just a huge mess.
I'm sooo happy that there are good alternatives.
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After about 7 years with Linux and MacOS I was "forced" to again work with Windows (10) for a project. I also set up a new Windows PC for my wife recently (she is used to Windows from work)
I found it a horrible experience. Every single step is a huge PITA.
From licensing to PowerShell which is quite limited and cumbersome for automating settings changes and also the Linux subsystem is quite limited.
Windows is also painfully slow if the hardware is not top-notch.
Also in my experience there was hardly any improvement since Windows XP except some inconsistent UI look and feel changes.
I got the impression MS has totally given up on Windows after the Vista debacle and only tries to make some more money before it dies.
The main changes since XP are IMHO that settings, previously found in the control panel, are spread among a dozen applications or menus and impossible to find and each one follows a different look and feel.
I think Windows is just a huge mess.
I'm sooo happy that there are good alternatives.