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I Switched to Linux After Using Windows for 10 Years
I was a fan of Windows 98, 2000, XP, 7, and 10. But, I finally decided to use Ubuntu forever.
In fact, If there is no operating system (OS) installed the computer becomes a worthless device because the operating system is the intermediate interface that connects the user to the hardware and vice versa. People choose operating systems according to their preferences and what they do. Besides, some people had to go with an operating system that is given by their preferred hardware device (Apple computers come with macOS).
My first computer was a Pentium II one and it had Windows 98 installed when I purchased it in 2008. Thereafter, I used Windows 2000 for several months. Like most die-hard Windows fans, I used Windows XP and 7 for a long time. Before I completely switched to Ubuntu, my favorite OS was Windows 10. As everybody says, freedom is a key factor that leads us to choose a Linux distribution instead of a proprietary operating system. But, Windows was okay for me until they patch the graphical user interface (GUI) for Windows 7. I switched to Linux mostly due to the following key factors.
Stability and Performance
Windows 10 needs at least 8GB physical memory to run the operating system properly, but having 16GB is really helpful when you are running multiple applications at the same time. On the other hand, the latest Ubuntu version runs fine with just 4GB RAM and it takes less space on the storage than Windows 10. I think that the latest versions of Windows have a bit messed-up system architecture because most of the components and modules look like bloatware. According to my thoughts, the main reason is that Microsoft tried to modernize existing core components by plugging new modules right after Windows XP which was faster like Ubuntu even for 128MB RAM. For example, some parts of OS consist of completely new and modern UI elements (UWP) while the other parts are still having old fashioned Windows 7-style UI elements.
