Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Windows?
by cpach on Sunday June 27, 2021 @06:03AM
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Well you’ve already tried macOS and Linux.
There’s also ChromeOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and DragonFly BSD. (And numerous different Linux distributions to try out.)
My main problem with Linux/BSD is that the available desktop environments there are, IMHO, too crude. That’s why I prefer macOS. It’s a Unix with a great desktop environment.
OTOH you will never find a perfect operating system. That’s something that just doesn’t exist. Just pick the one you like the most and hate the least.
Also keep in mind that Windows 10 will be supported until 2025-10-14. So you will have over four years to research alternatives. And before that time has come, who knows, maybe there will be other interesting alternatives to choose from.
Don’t sweat it!
BTW, out of curiosity, what was it that you didn’t like about macOS?
There’s also ChromeOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and DragonFly BSD. (And numerous different Linux distributions to try out.)
My main problem with Linux/BSD is that the available desktop environments there are, IMHO, too crude. That’s why I prefer macOS. It’s a Unix with a great desktop environment.
OTOH you will never find a perfect operating system. That’s something that just doesn’t exist. Just pick the one you like the most and hate the least.
Also keep in mind that Windows 10 will be supported until 2025-10-14. So you will have over four years to research alternatives. And before that time has come, who knows, maybe there will be other interesting alternatives to choose from.
Don’t sweat it!
BTW, out of curiosity, what was it that you didn’t like about macOS?