I started using FreeBSD in the late 90s. Threw in a little Linux. Screw Gates. My first PC(1990) was a 386 with SCO XENIX. I'm one of the lucky few that while I used MS for things like games I had other options for net surfing and web servers. With OpenOffice now etc... why do we need MS anymore? A: WE DON'T!
The only problem with Linux is the game selection is still a little sparse. Everything else is FAR superior to anything MS can offer. I use Slackware myself but that's because I'm old school. When I first used Linux there were only 3-4 distros.
I bought Macs for my daughters after I bought a used one on eBay to try it out. My life was so much easier after that. I wasn’t constantly working on their Windows machines any more. Linux wasn’t an option then for all the school stuff they had to do.
I started using FreeBSD in the late 90s. Threw in a little Linux. Screw Gates. My first PC(1990) was a 386 with SCO XENIX. I'm one of the lucky few that while I used MS for things like games I had other options for net surfing and web servers. With OpenOffice now etc... why do we need MS anymore? A: WE DON'T!
I switched our 6 PC household over to Linux Mint this summer when I saw the Windows 11 BS coming. Never regretted it once.
Bonus to no bloat and spyware: Windows Networking and Remote Desktop works FLAWLESSLY in Linux Mint.
This will be my next move. I like Mint!
The only problem with Linux is the game selection is still a little sparse. Everything else is FAR superior to anything MS can offer. I use Slackware myself but that's because I'm old school. When I first used Linux there were only 3-4 distros.
I bought Macs for my daughters after I bought a used one on eBay to try it out. My life was so much easier after that. I wasn’t constantly working on their Windows machines any more. Linux wasn’t an option then for all the school stuff they had to do.