Every time I have to borrow a windows 7 or 8 laptop from a niece I find the waiting time to do anything agonizing. They have so much crap running in the background they run like molasses. I am always glad to get back on my Linux machine.
Windoze is slow to boot and do anything. Kid borrowed my compter for an hour or so, and wanted to know how I got it to run so fast.
I’m also the one they turn to when their windoze boxes have Office version incompatibilities.
/johnny
I really like windows 7. Don’t know about 8. Linux has advantages. I ran ubuntu about three years ago for a while.
And I also used to own a Beta VCR that was better than any of my friends’ VHS machines.
My computer is now a commodity, like my car. I don’t have to be a mechanic to drive my car, and I don’t have to worry about highmem or anything else regarding my computer - thanks to windows. Once I understand it as I understand the controls for my car, I simply use it.
Also, it’s easy to get someone to work on your volkswagen than your Elf Formula 1 car.
Linux is not yet that user friendly for those of us that see our computer as a commodity/tool.