Comment by platevoltage
21 days ago
I think the first thing Windows loses dominance in is Gaming, and that will be the beginning of the end.
Are there still people who like using Windows?
21 days ago
I think the first thing Windows loses dominance in is Gaming, and that will be the beginning of the end.
Are there still people who like using Windows?
> Are there still people who like using Windows?
You are assuming that everyone knows about or ever experienced the alternatives. Windows way is the only way for many.
Linux is at 5% desktop market share this year, and I gave up on running windows games without steam a decade ago.
On average my game library works much better under Linux than Windows (Mac is a distant third — probably worse than FreeBSD).
Anyway, at 1 in 20, most people probably know someone that runs Linux.
Have you considered the possibility that those 5% may be concentrated in certain markets, since it's mostly accounted by steamos?
No I'm not. I asked if anyone likes Windows. These people presumably have no opinion, it's just a means to an end. The closest thing I think you'll get is "I liked Windows 7" or something like that.
Those replies corroborate my point, if you think about it. They would have had an opinion if they had seen the alternatives. They would at least wish that Microsoft stopped doing these annoying modifications. I would know, because I have a rather large circle of friends who use only Linux or BSD.