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  • Why worse? It’s not a better or worse race.

    SW Compatibility? Windows wins hands down. Try run decade (even years) old binaries on Linux, good luck.

    Security and privacy? Well🤣… Maybe here Linux wins by a small tad /s.

    And so on.

    Microsoft focus is on different aspects than Linux, like monetization, lock in, business apps like office, store apps, and who knows what other crap. Linux efforts are usually focused on what is actually needed for a better quality of usage.

    On the long run Linux is doomed to success, because Microsoft like all companies will die one day. Linux will never die because it cannot be killed …









  • There is also a commercial reason. By selling 110v or 220v appliances with different plugs, it used to be difficult or not viable to mass produce stuff on the us to sell over In Europe or vice versa.

    Same for pal and NTSC formats. Main reason was producers lock in.

    And of course all the other reasons others already mentioned.