Its not a Myth - more and more people are moving over to Linux
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For me the downsides of going to linux were:
1. Complicated to install software
2. Applications that don't have linux versions
3. Cryptic, non-intuitive names for commands
4. Having to un-learn windows apps in order to learn equivalent linux apps
#1 and #2 are slowly and steadily getting better. More and more linux apps have installers that work just as easily as windows installer. While getting better, there's still a big vacuum for linux versions of apps. One of many examples is the tax program I use, where I have to boot to windows. Linux being able to use NTFS eases a lot of pain for this, but I hate to ever give windows access to the internet because it always starts loading a bunch of crap I don't want. With WINE (example of a non-intuitive name), a lot of windows apps can run directly under linux, but it is hit and miss. (I'm anxiously waiting for somebody to try BI because I'm too lazy to try it myself).
#3 is a holdover from when unix and its descendants were mostly for tech nerds. You need to learn these things, like SUDO is the equivalent to "run as administrator", with "super user" being the equivalent of administrator). You already know a lot of linux things, but with different and cryptic names, you don't know that you know them.
#4 can be painful, as I well remember from learning BI after using Dahua software. For example I've read that Photoshop can run on linux under WINE, but if you want to use the native app, it's GIMP (general image manipulation program). "Photoshop" is sure a better hint of what the program is for than GIMP. As an amateur Photoshop user it was a chore for me to adapt to GIMP, but after doing so, it works just as well for my needs and in some ways is easier to use.
As windows becomes more and more an annoying advertising and spy platform, I'd expect more people to migrate to linux. I just hope it linux doesn't get ruined too. As the Eagles said "Call something paradise, kiss it goodbye".
1. Complicated to install software
2. Applications that don't have linux versions
3. Cryptic, non-intuitive names for commands
4. Having to un-learn windows apps in order to learn equivalent linux apps
#1 and #2 are slowly and steadily getting better. More and more linux apps have installers that work just as easily as windows installer. While getting better, there's still a big vacuum for linux versions of apps. One of many examples is the tax program I use, where I have to boot to windows. Linux being able to use NTFS eases a lot of pain for this, but I hate to ever give windows access to the internet because it always starts loading a bunch of crap I don't want. With WINE (example of a non-intuitive name), a lot of windows apps can run directly under linux, but it is hit and miss. (I'm anxiously waiting for somebody to try BI because I'm too lazy to try it myself).
#3 is a holdover from when unix and its descendants were mostly for tech nerds. You need to learn these things, like SUDO is the equivalent to "run as administrator", with "super user" being the equivalent of administrator). You already know a lot of linux things, but with different and cryptic names, you don't know that you know them.
#4 can be painful, as I well remember from learning BI after using Dahua software. For example I've read that Photoshop can run on linux under WINE, but if you want to use the native app, it's GIMP (general image manipulation program). "Photoshop" is sure a better hint of what the program is for than GIMP. As an amateur Photoshop user it was a chore for me to adapt to GIMP, but after doing so, it works just as well for my needs and in some ways is easier to use.
As windows becomes more and more an annoying advertising and spy platform, I'd expect more people to migrate to linux. I just hope it linux doesn't get ruined too. As the Eagles said "Call something paradise, kiss it goodbye".
Chokolinho
Getting comfortable
I would, but I can't play a lot of games with anti-cheat on Linux.
Now you can run Windows apps on Linux through an emulator; also it now possible to add/remove programs easily
Partially disagreeing:
Now you can run MANY windows apps on linux through an emulator. I've encountered some that won't run at all, and some that run for a while and crash.
