[tempfs]

Windows is for:

- People who know nothing about computers and don't want to.

- People who are being held hostage by some third party software that isn't built for ARM/Mac/Linux.

One can argue that Mac's satisfy the first condition as well.

Linux is for people who either don't mind learning how certain things work or outright require an understanding of how they work. Or who just want more choice in how they interact with a computer. Freedom from corporate data-mining and the privacy nightmare that is Windows...and coming soon to MacOS/iOS...is another big reason to seek alternatives.

The modern truth is that, for people with relatively simple needs, there are plenty of Linux flavors that just work as long as your hardware is not from Apple.[>=M1] These flavors have app stores that help even the freshest of newbies find media players, games, office apps, browsers, whatever. The fact that so many contemporary apps run either in a browser or use things like electron also further diminishes the requirement of Windows.

Even Microsoft realizes that Windows OS as a thing isn't something to explicitly sell to people anymore. They have been taking a page from Apple and trying to market how lovely it integrates with Xbox, Teams, the CloudPC versions, whatever. They've also hilariously made Windows 11 look like MacOS/various Linux DEs by transforming the taskbar into a dock and making the start menu look incredibly like Whisker/KDE's menu setup. They are also introducing stuff like virtual desktops, etc like they are some sort of revolution despite being on Linux DE's for eons.

Truth is that there's never been a better time to re-evaluate your computing needs and make some thoughtful choices about your workflows, your privacy, what you actually need vs what's actually on offer in these platforms.

[phendrenad2]

I disagree.

Windows is for:

- People who just want an OS that works without tweaking anything

Linux is for:

- People who want to customize their OS

- People who don't want their data to be collected & shared

- People who don't believe closed-source software is ethical

It's simple as that.

[oblio]

> Windows is for:

> - People who know nothing about computers and don't want to.

> - People who are being held hostage by some third party software that isn't built for ARM/Mac/Linux.

- people who like to use a wide array of hardware without giving a f** about compatibility concerns [1]

Those same people might know about computers at least as much as you and as a bonus point, might be less arrogant than you.

[1] Because it's the hardware manufacturer's responsibility to make their hardware compatible with Windows, and the vast majority of them do it, competently enough.

[tomrod]

There is a third category: "People who may become or currently are my clients or others I want to maintain positive relationships with."

There are plenty of reasons to use Windows. There are more compelling reasons to use Linux for my personal tooling, but I am not the other person. In this case, its a choice of good, better, and best. Personally, I don't care if my car mechanic is a Windows user so long as they can do their job.

If you think Linux protects from viruses, corporate data mining, or more privacy, I suspect you either only use a command-line based browser, are a white-lister with pihole, or are unaware just how actively many utilities are collecting info on you.