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by robert_dipaolo 1737 days ago
Because it mostly just works. I don't want to spend time that could have been spent doing actual work debugging random hardware and software issues. I also don't like MacOS (or apple hardware in general). WSL provides an excellent middle ground, a stable OS, that just works and has excellent hardware and software compatibility while also giving you a full Linux environment.

I like Linux and do run various distros on home pc's and old laptops. I've tried using it on work laptops many times (last time a few years ago) and end up getting frustrated after a while with lack of compatibility, broken drivers, poor battery life, etc and go back to Windows and get on with stuff uninterrupted.
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yoyohello13 1737 days ago
Unfortunately, I feel like I have just as many problems on Windows as I do on Linux these days.
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skohan 1737 days ago
Yes I have never heard of Windows described as a "just works" experience. There's a whole IT industry built on top of Windows' flaws
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psd1 1736 days ago
Deeply ignorant remark. I'm going to quote it so you can't weasel:

> Yes I have never heard of Windows described as a "just works" experience. There's a whole IT industry built on top of Windows' flaws

I hate bullshit. I hate lies and bullshit.

I regularly see uptime over a year on Windows servers. Longest I've seen is 1200 days. I'm sure we've got longer in the crusty governmental section.

These boxes aren't falling over, I see them when someone notices they are unpatched, which ought to tell you everything about the effort required to operate them. Some grunt had "done the needful" and they just sat there serving pages until we brought them into patch management.

These boxes are worth every penny of the license because they just work. I have in no way run out of steam, I can continue for hours. Let's discuss the oom killer, shall we? Or how about "fix permissions" on Mac, if that's still a thing that Geniuses get paid for?

Like, what do you want, ballmer's head on a spike?

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midasuni 1737 days ago
That’s why I have access to a VM for the rare occasions I need windows, and have had linux just work, not getting in my way, for 20 years.
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