[swampangel]

What are the other benefits from your perspective?

To me, they are:

- license cost (a small hurdle if you're buying $60 games)

- open source (mainly a moral/ideological advantage rather than a practical one)

- developer tooling (minimized if you use tools like Docker or Vagrant)

[Sir_Cmpwn]

Refer to my list of Windows shortcomings here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14819706

I'll also add:

- WAY more customizable and flexible

- Can enjoy a smug sense of satisfaction as Windows users are hit by ransomware

- Does not spy on you

- Runs great on everything, including >10 year old hardware

It's also not driven by corporate interests. The #1 goal of Microsoft is to make money, and they'll put that before the needs of the user. Things like Windows 10 forced upgrades, spyware, ads in Windows explorer, etc - none of this would fly on Linux because Linux is made by people who just want the best possible operating system, not the one that monetizes uses the most effectively.