[tannhaeuser]

Let me tell you about my latest Windows experience: I asked my son to bring his gaming notebook (Linux/Windows dual boot setup) so that I could test a tutorial on Node.js I'm giving next week. Of course, to download stuff I had to open a hotspot/WLAN access point for him on my phone. 5 mins later I received an SMS telling me my data was 80% exhausted. I setup the hotspot to disable his MAC, but then he needed additional downloads and I re-enabled his MAC so we could complete the tutorial test-run. He disabled automatic software updates, but 5 min later I received another SMS notifying me that my data plan was exhausted (all the while the notebook bringing up modals, toasts, and sounds like a gambling machine in a brothel). In the end it worked, but I can't understand how people can even work with Windows. The best thing about modern Windows IMHO is WSL/WSL2 to run Ubuntu. I've been using Linux and Mac OS exclusively since around 2003 or earlier, and I don't understand at all what people find hard about it. Installation of Ubuntu is about as easy as it gets. The most difficult part is deinstalling Windows when it comes preinstalled. But you can just buy a Dell notebook with Ubuntu LTS preinstalled for a much better experience unless you want to run games or legacy Windows apps.

[omegabravo]

> In the end it worked, but I can't understand how people can even work with Windows

It sounds like you are far more familiar with OS X and Linux than Windows.

> Installation of Ubuntu is about as easy as it gets

I still have tearing issues on my screen from the graphics drivers that I'm not sure how to fix. Windows has no such issues for me. I know there are issues with Windows too - they just never seem to occur to me.

While I agree this comparison isn't fair to the hard working developers of Linux, it illustrates the point that both operating systems are complex. The more familiar you are, the less problems it seems to have.