Here are my
experiences that I find both good and bad about
Linux and
Windows:
Windows:
As pointed above, great
software and
hardware support.
Easy
interface.
Total reliance on the
stability of the
drivers.
Easy point and click installation.
Set's the standard on what programs should have.
I once had my c:/windows directory merged into 3 65+ meg
files.
Linux:
Lots of
docs to get things working.
Tech
support(usually on
IRC) actually knows what they are talking about.
Have to
compile almost everything, and sometimes even that goes
wrong.
If something
crashes, the whole computer doesn't
lock up.
Most programs are
free.
Basicly every
installation has to be more or less done by hand and you have to know your computer inside and out.
Very fun if you like tinkering with everything.
I like Linux over all because you get to manually do whatever you want, but the prob is that alot of programs are continuously being developed and lag behind the features of the windows counterpart. The
reason why I don't like windows as much is the
unstability and the fact that there is nothing you can do to fix a prob and also slow
OS updates. While on linux there is generally a
patch before you even find the
error.