Has there ever been a Linux user who switched to Windows?

Has there ever been a Linux user who switched to Windows?

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Yes, me.

The power Linux afforded me quite frankly disturbed me. I feel much more comfortable ordering my Soylent shipments in a Microsoft computing environment.

I'm sure there has been. Tell me truthfully, if you could post more than one image would you also have posted a frog?

me I used linux straight and no other operating system for three years straight and switched from linux back to windows after highschool because of games and annoying programs I had to run while at my local community college because wine would shit the bed when I tried to run them and windows had some of the best note taking software. Most of the software required our professor to monitor us while he lectured and I didn't want to have to sit there and show my professor how and what 'linux' "is"

they switch from windows to linux and back to windows because of their ignore of linux and how to maintain it. i was one of those people

their ignorance*

do you ever stop to take a breath when you speak irl, or do you just not know how to use punctuation?

He's a pajeet, don't expect too much

No, I shall post two frogs

Me.
I also stopped installing ROM in my android.

Used linux during HS, switch to winblows because software i need sucks on wine. Still use the same software so I stuck with it.

I'm not a pajeet, and I'm currently enrolled in community college and I know my grammar is shit this is Sup Forums not some retarded autistic grammar board. Jesus christ this level of autism.

It happens all the time for people who have familiarized themselves with Windows and refuse to learn new things. It's not 100% like Windows so it must be shit. Only people who learn Linux enough are not changing back. Of course we could set up a definition that not all who try Linux a little are actually Linux users, just after a certain point.

>being on Sup Forums means you don't have to use punctuation and others want to read your run on sentences. No one expects perfect grammar, but you didn't even try

Me because I can't be bothered to setup shit, and I rely on tons of propietary software since I work on graphic design. What can be done in an hour in GIMP or Inkscape, I can do in minutes with Adobe tools and some custom actions.

my,dearest, linguistic professor, I'd like to thank you for actually taking time out of your day to care so much about someone commenting on a thread that you felt the need to correct my grammar. Furthermore, since you're taking time to actually address this you'll have no problem replying a snarky and idiotic meaningless comment.

I just said no one expects exactly you just implied I expect. No one likes to read run on sentences, regardless of the board they're on

I switched to using only windows because my audio interface wont work on linux

No one that has seen this thread has cared about it but yet, here you still are replying to me over a meaningless comment that has rustled your jimmies this much you're wasting time actually talking to me about this instead of ignoring it like an adult and moving on with your day.

>replying to you on an itoddler right now and I'm not going to spend the time to properly formate my sentence, nor it's structure in which it was said because I'm on a phone shitposting at work.

it makes it easier to read, even if the punctiation is at the wrong place. or it's the wrong puctuation, think of it as a pause. point is long pause, comma is small pause.

Paragraph is an even longer pause.

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

It wasn't an accident. It never is.

I really hope you come from a non-english speaking country - your english is dreadful. Using basic punctuation should be a skill anybody who has finished highschool should have.

yep. every person I know who tried Linux and switched back, that was their excuse and I guess can understand it. I had to unlearn 15+ years of windows habits when I switched and it wasn't the easiest thing to do.

one thing I did notice though, it was mostly the 'kinda tech savvy, but not really type' of people. you know, the type that needs specialized software to do shit that anyone who actually understands the subject matter can do with a generalist software package. the people who just do normie shit like surf the web and watch videos had no problem staying on linux.

>knowing people in real life that switched to linux
How does this even happen?

like a drug dealer, you trick them with a 'free sample' after showing them your riced up WM. being the only "computer repair" guy within 15 miles, people bring their virus filled facebook/porn-machines to me all the time. I sometimes suggest Linux to anyone who doesn't seem like a complete moron and sometimes it takes, other times I end up reinstalling windows for them. my parents have been running Linux for years because they really didn't see the difference between XP and it.

I'm terribly sorry for interjecting another moment, but what I just told you is GNU/Linux is, in fact, just Linux, or as I've just now taken to calling it, Just Linux. Linux apparently does happen to be a whole operating system unto itself and comprises a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Most computer users who run the entire Linux operating system every day already realize it. Through a peculiar turn of events, I was misled into calling the system "GNU/Linux", and until now, I was unaware that it is basically the Linux system, developed by the Linux project.

There really isn't a GNU/Linux, and I really wasn't using it; it is an extraneous misrepresentation of the system that's being used. Linux is the operating system: the entire system made useful by its included corelibs, shell utilities, and other vital system components. The kernel is already an integral part of the Linux operating system, never confined useless by itself; it functions coherently within the context of the complete Linux operating system. Linux is never used in combination with GNU accessories: the whole system is basically Linux without any GNU added, or Just Linux. All the so-called "GNU/Linux" distributions are really distributions of Linux.

I took a class that required software that required windows, and didn't work properly through VirtualBox.

I switched to Windows 7 for that semester, and switched right back to linux after taking the final exam.

I hope to never have that experience again. Going from linux to windows is terrible.

thank you for your contribution, they are great frogs.

majority of people
including prior android users who see the light of iOS
poorfags are statistically irrelevant and always will be

I switched to Windows after 7 years of Linux.

Linux is fine and all but overall it's too much work to maintain. Also it has poor software and driver support. Good for tinkering, not brilliant for daily use.

finally!

I got started when someone showed me it existed and then I spend 5 years going back and forth between windows and gnu/Linux.
Then I took an education where it is not just supported, but actually better to use free software and learning about the philosophies made me switch to gnu/Linux with no intention to go back.
As for knowing others, it was mostly classmates and now colleagues who use it.
I have used gnu/Linux for more than a decade now and you tend to notice when other people use it too.

I don't really care about your question but why is the penguin sad

>statistically irrelevant
>android on phones accounts for 90% of market share worldwide

>7 years of Linux.
> too much work to maintain
> back to windows
> because
> "easier"

Said nobody, ever. Except a paid microshit shill. Or an underage faggot lying on a Filipino Morse code board to try & look edgy.

The difference is night and day isn't it? To actually have your hardware work at full capacity...

reddit.com/r/windows/comments/7qcsfw/why_i_came_back_to_windows_from_linux_my_recent/ Why not?
It's sad that it happens

Yeah, I did. For a while I was using Ubuntu, and then I just went full Debian. Then for a couple years I used Fedora because of the amazing software support and stability. XFCE was also fine for my needs, and I got the hang of system tweaking for better battery on laptops. After I really started to learn about the internal workings of my OS and how it's managed, I realized that I'm not really free at all. In fact, I had simply exchanged my Microsoft handcuffs for ones made by that insufferable Poettering faggot. The ugly little woman that makes shitstaind is the worst developer I have ever dealt with in my life. The GitHub was also a no go zone because of the shit I saw there. The free software community is full of these asshats that absolutely hate sane defaults and common sense solutions to simple problems. Systemd is the worst though, especially in the scope creep. That fucking monstrosity is eating everything in its path and making Linux unusable. In early December of last year I learned that systemd is finally sinking its nasty fangs into LUKS, so I can't even use systemd distros anymore. But everything good is using it for compatibility, and so without systemd I have meme shit like Gentoo and Arch and Slackware. It's hobbyist software not fit for a work PC. So fuck it, I went back to using Windows. I installed Windows 10 LTSB on my main work PC. At least now I don't the false sense of freedom and security and I can more easily run all the CAD software I use. And another added bonus is that Firefox finally has thumbnails in the fucking file picker on Winshit, but not on Linux in current year, because the Gnome devs are idiots.

I will continue to support free software by contributing to the Haiku OS project and submitting bug fixes to some of the Coreboot maintainers for some of my motherboards, and I will keep testing me_cleaner. But I won't use shitstaind or settle for a hobbyist distro. At least Pulseaudio is getting replaced soon.

so you switch to linux and back and back to linux again?

>And another added bonus is that Firefox finally has thumbnails in the fucking file picker on Winshit, but not on Linux in current year, because the Gnome devs are idiots.
The firefox devs are at fault here as well, m8. In about:config there's an option called ui.allow_platform_file_picker which, from the name, I would assume to let me use my system's own file picker. However, it doesn't fucking work while Vivaldi is able to use kdialog just fine.

then you must be a ching

...being utilized 50% by "Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry" and another 50% by "Anti-Malware Service Executable"

>not using LTSB edition of Windows 10 or just going with Windows 7.
Brought it on yourself, m8

kek

this thread reminded me, a couple years ago, there's somedude on the internet debating with how good is linux is.. bla bla..

You're right, it's also the fault of the Mozilla devs, but not entirely. The uncultured apes that work on Gnome carry a fair share of the blame. Mozilla needs to keep compatibility with their widely adopted garbage, which means breaking compatibility with lots of other stuff. The about:config thing doesn't work, and neither do any of the patches or other hacks I was able to find. Firefox, especially the quantum version, is too good for me not to use. It's a shame that nobody can agree on sane defaults to build on and around, because that kind of cooperation would fix the problem. But it's discouraging when you have to deal with adult children telling you that "it's a feature, not a bug". Luckily the projects working on freeing low level boot firmware are too complex for these brainlets, so things like Coreboot and reverse engineering of ECs is safe. The Haiku OS project also seems to be safe for the time being despite some widespread shilling by that Lunduke guy on YouTube.

Enterprise N LTSB is the only edition of Windows 10 that's actually usable, and I don't mean that lightly.

this desu
oss community aint much better than pajeets in an ask.microsoft forum

nah i actually fixed that problem by using regular enterprise and disabling telemetry and windows defender through group policies

but my main desktop is on fedora. gnu/linux is better for my workflow and i also really like gnome. Not without occasional hiccups that would probably drive normies away though

me

Yep, and what really chaps my ass is that there are honest, smart, hard working devs out there, like Linus Torvalds. Linus did nothing wrong but still has to deal with these assclowns. Linus just makes the kernel, and these failed abortions just add all kinds of horrible spaghetti code on top of it.

A lot of poor fags

I used to be poor, Linux was the only thing thing ran well on my machine, once I got a job got a new computer and switch to W10.

GNU Linux is a hobby/neet OS

My GF.

That makes no goddamn sense. They gave win10 away for free

Yes. You in about 6 months, along with every other 1st year university student after the phase is over.

Got bored of video games and switched to Linux for years, but switched back to Windows in order to play video games once I got put on anti-depressants and was able to enjoy video games again.

They literally had to drug me to use Windows. Once Linux becomes a worthwhile gaming platform (it really should be already honestly) I will switch back, I still find myself cursing Windows for something every day but I hate not being able to play games with my friends so I continue using this piece of shit.

Read again, I'm talking hardware. Having a 128 Mb RAM craptop was the only thing I had at the time. Linux ran well on that.

When I bought a new computer it came preinstalled with W10

I'd use Windows if it had proper support for apps and WM that I use.

And, of course, shortcuts without botnet tier software

autohotkey isn't botnet

if anything, i miss autohotkey on linux distros

GNU/Linux*

Also learn shell scripting, Python, Ruby. Possibilities are endless.

autohotkey's beauty is that it's really simple and just works, for everything, from basic hotkeys to making a script that will shit out stallman copypastas in random threads on Sup Forums at 12:32 on Halloween, while shaking your windows erratically

I was in a very similar situation as you but unlike you, I'm not a faggot. When I got a new computer, the first thing I did was reinstall
Windows for easy bloatware removal but on a smaller partition on the disk. I then used it for dual-booting. I figured that the Windows installation might handy in cases where I need some windows-only application.

Linux newfag here, is it a good idea for me to just switch back to windows?

yup, everyone else does. Or osx.

Install GNU.

The operating system's name is macOS, not "osx". Why does Sup Forums have problems with simple things like operating system names?

yes

Not back to Windows (it's shit) but permanently switched to macOS. I still use Linux on servers. macOs is the best compromise between a unix system and a polished full-featured desktop environment. W10 is utter shit.

...

desu this
anyone who gets a job just springs back to windows or macos due to being able to afford it, and secondly not caring enough to be an autistic ricer

It's been MacOS for like a year faggot. It's always been OSX.

I think maybe you are autistic? Have you ever been diagnosed?

Oh boy with the state of Windows 10 it's not happening.
Plus I don't want hacked together Autohotkey scripts to get the same functionality I get OOTB with Kwin,

macos is free of charge. windows is better when pirated.
you're just a buttblasted newfag

yep, best people for linux are the "don't know shit, only use a browser and don't even really understand what an OS is", and "actually know their shit" types
the people in between, the kind that have become somewhat familiar with windows, but not well enough to understand it at a more generalized level, have the hardest time with other OS's, as they're hit with the differences, but can't easily adapt to them

Has there ever not been?

pretty sure 99% of linux users switch to windows when they want to play something that isn't Team fortress 2.

>anything by apple

lol no.

I'm not the other guy. I'm an adult who wants you to improve in life, in a way that benefits you and those you talk to. Please use punctuation. It hurts to just read unending words like that, and it makes one reread just to understand.

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There's a few reasons why I stuck with Windows instead of dual booting

1. It's been 8-10 ish years since I used Windows, so since XP and it's been fine, I don't have this W7 nostalgia some people have

2. My graphic tablet doesn't have a working driver, I use it 95% of the time, so that gave me less reason to dual boot

3. Cygwin is ok, and Bash on Windows is more than good enough

4. Like I said 10 ish years, so didn't play games for that long (of that period), so lots of catching up