On Sat, 27 May 2017 17:38:49 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Sat 27 May 2017 10:21:08a, Dan Espen told us...

Wayne Boatwright writes:

On Sat 27 May 2017 08:53:40a, Frank told us...

On 5/27/2017 12:01 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Fri 26 May 2017 06:59:29p, songbird told us...

wrote: ...
I am ready to try a free alternative operating system, such
as Linux's Ubuntu.

If you use a free operating system, can you post your thumbs
up or thumbs down for it compared to Windows?

certainly give it a try.

i've been running Debian for many years and Ubuntu is based
upon
Debian, but is supposedly easier to use.

there will be a learning curve, but if you have time i
consider
it time well spent. i like puzzles instead of watching tv
anyways...

i can't even remember the last time i booted my other
machine
which has win98 on it, the battery has probably died by now
(it also has Debian on it).


songbird


Certainly there are alternative operating systems other than
Windows. Do I pesonally want to use them? A definite no. I
don't want to spend (waste) my time "making" something work,
whereas WINDows 10 will be 100% compatible with my hardware,
other software, peripherals, all the drivers and firmware, etc.
Windows 10 allows me to USE my system rather than playing with
it.

I know that all you opponents will not agree. :-)

I agree with you but I applaud their efforts. Everybody wins
when there is competition.


Oh, I have no problem with what others do. I do have a problem
when they tell me what I should.

So fortunate for you that no one told you what to do.

FWIW, between Microsoft and Apple, I don't see a snowball's
chance in hell of any other others ever becoming conpetitive with
those two behemoths, at least not in my lifetime.

Of course, don't count Android.


I was specifically addressing desktop computers. My cell phone hs an
Android OS. I wasn't aware that the Android OS was used on any PCs.
If so, I still wouldn't be interested.
I hate it on my tablet - still use BB10 on my phone.