I'm going back to Windows and here is why...
Just over a year ago I had a laptop crap out on me. The thing was less then 2 years old and, of course, out of warranty. I swore off laptops. Off I went to build a PC. Along the way I decided this would be a good chance to give Linux a real try. This means a Linux only option in the house. Not a dual boot and not an extra computer that I could sometime use. Here I am a year later with a solid year of running Ubuntu and only Ubuntu.
I am pretty good with computers. I've been able to save several OS from a reformat for my friends (mostly with CCleaner and MBam which are both fantastic programs). I've been through more reformats than I'd like to say. I have also built a couple of PCs from parts. With this said, I am not a programmer, et al.
What have I learned over the last year? There are things that you have to worry about with a Microsoft machine that you don't have to worry about on a Linux machine. If you use a computer just for the internet you will be more than happy with Ubuntu. Actually, you might be better off with Ubuntu because you don't have to worry about malware and viruses.
There is a lot of software you use on a Windows machine that has Linux versions that are every bit as good. There is also software that just has crappy outdated versions for Linux or even no Linux option at all. Some software can be run on Wine and it works but it only kinda works. It's wierd things like the resolution isn't right, or the hotkeys are disabled. A lot of this can be corrected but it takes time.
This is my problem with Linux. Things need to be tweaked. There is quality software out there but it doesn't just work like it does on a Windows machine. Some tweaking is easy and quick. It's not usually that easy though. The next step is Google. I've spent hours on end trying to figure something out. Usually, someone out there has asked the same question. There are a lot of unanswered threads and there are also a lot of threads with a fix that worked for the OP but don't work for me. My favorite ones are when an Admin berates the OP for not searching before asking a question but then I can't find anything in a search.
I want software to work like it's supposed to when I download it. I want to run Google Earth, Sketchup, MS Office (Open Office works but it isn't MSOffice). I don't want to worry about whether the webcam I found on sale will work right. I'm sick of searching for things like why does my computer freeze for thirty seconds because I went to some random web site with lots of Java.
Just over a year ago I had a laptop crap out on me. The thing was less then 2 years old and, of course, out of warranty. I swore off laptops. Off I went to build a PC. Along the way I decided this would be a good chance to give Linux a real try. This means a Linux only option in the house. Not a dual boot and not an extra computer that I could sometime use. Here I am a year later with a solid year of running Ubuntu and only Ubuntu.
I am pretty good with computers. I've been able to save several OS from a reformat for my friends (mostly with CCleaner and MBam which are both fantastic programs). I've been through more reformats than I'd like to say. I have also built a couple of PCs from parts. With this said, I am not a programmer, et al.
What have I learned over the last year? There are things that you have to worry about with a Microsoft machine that you don't have to worry about on a Linux machine. If you use a computer just for the internet you will be more than happy with Ubuntu. Actually, you might be better off with Ubuntu because you don't have to worry about malware and viruses.
There is a lot of software you use on a Windows machine that has Linux versions that are every bit as good. There is also software that just has crappy outdated versions for Linux or even no Linux option at all. Some software can be run on Wine and it works but it only kinda works. It's wierd things like the resolution isn't right, or the hotkeys are disabled. A lot of this can be corrected but it takes time.
This is my problem with Linux. Things need to be tweaked. There is quality software out there but it doesn't just work like it does on a Windows machine. Some tweaking is easy and quick. It's not usually that easy though. The next step is Google. I've spent hours on end trying to figure something out. Usually, someone out there has asked the same question. There are a lot of unanswered threads and there are also a lot of threads with a fix that worked for the OP but don't work for me. My favorite ones are when an Admin berates the OP for not searching before asking a question but then I can't find anything in a search.
I want software to work like it's supposed to when I download it. I want to run Google Earth, Sketchup, MS Office (Open Office works but it isn't MSOffice). I don't want to worry about whether the webcam I found on sale will work right. I'm sick of searching for things like why does my computer freeze for thirty seconds because I went to some random web site with lots of Java.
