• Most experts agree Linux is safer than Windows

  • All scientific supercomputers use Linux

  • Professional hackers use Linux

  • Linux is the undisputed backbone of internet servers

  • Critical military infrastructure relies on Linux

Microsoft’s revenue was $300 Billion last year. They have UNLIMITED ressources.

So why is Windows still worse than Linux ?

  • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
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    1 day ago

    It’s subjective. I’m not trying to be dismissive or something, but it’s that simple. Windows is more successful than Linux for what Microsoft wants it to be more successful at.

    I’m not saying Windows is better. I like Linux more. I use it. I’m just saying that for the personal computing market share that Microsoft wants, Windows is more successful than Linux.

    To be honest, if Microsoft wanted to affect other stuff with Linux, they’d probably just contribute the changes they want into it. It wouldn’t surprise me if they already did. They contributed many features to git for things they wanted to use in git.

    • osanna@lemmy.vgEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      they’d probably just contribute the changes they want into it.

      I’ve heard they’re one of the biggest single company contributors to linux. No idea how much truth there is to that, but it wouldn’t surprise me.