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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by swiley on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @08:14AM (#25123343)
>GUI is more intuitive.

I would completely disagree here, they're more aesthetic but not more intuitive or discoverable.

Compare tar with apple's camera app on the iphone for example: tar --help will tell you how to do everything in the app. Is there something equivalent that tells how to do manual focus in the camera app? (yes, it's supported that for years and no one knows how to do it because it won't tell you.)

Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by Grimm665 on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @03:32PM (#25142093)
Of all the examples you could have chosen you picked tar? The program with such an obtuse command interface it has its own xkcd comic?