Back in Windows 7, Familiar Territory
Monday, March 3, 2014 by 3java3 | Discussion: Windows Discussion
Hey, it feels great to be back in Windows 7, after the disastrous adventure of messing around with Linux Mint Cinnamon 16. Ever hear of a system crash called FALLBACK MODE, and it's a loop, and you cannot seem to fix it or stop it or get out of it? Maybe I shouldn't have tried to install a cursor into the users/share/icons folder with elevated privileges.............. is it possible that Linux is overrated? Or am I in the wrong, and I did something I shouldn't?
oh well. It is what it is. Don't know if I will ever go back to Linux. Or if I do, just for Web Browsing.............
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Reply #3 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 2:09 AM
Yup, he said it alright! 
As to the OP, I tried Mint in both Cinnamon and Mate for a couple of months. It was a while back now, but I do not recall having too many issues with it.... in fact, it was quite user friendly compared to other distros I'd tried previously. I did, however, end up uninstalling it, though not because of any problems or difficulties, but because I wanted cease dual booting to take advantage of the ultra fast boots with Windows 8. However, I just recently downloaded another copy each of Mint Cinnamon and Mate, along with Ubuntu and RoboLinux so that I can run them on a dedicated Linux machine I'm almost done preparing.
Reply #4 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 7:26 AM
From a home end user perspective it isn't relevant at all. As I said in another thread, if you feel it is and want to spout your drivel, then by all means I urge you to put up or shut up. Abandon Windows entirely and rely solely on Linux for all your computing needs.
From a commercial and technical perspective it is essential. Take VMWare VSphere for example. In today's IT world if you aren't using VSphere you are simply not leveraging your infrastructure efficiently at all.
That's only 1 item and it plays a major role. There are numerous others out there.
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 7:36 AM
is it possible that Linux is overrated?
I think you have to be relevant in the first place to be overrated.
Reply #6 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 8:11 AM
I believe I.D. was referring to market share among OSs when he wrote that, and he's spot on.
Reply #7 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 9:17 AM
I would like to see that pie chart when we talk about server software. 
Reply #8 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 9:21 AM
Who cares about server software? I don't know a single person who uses server software.
Reply #9 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 9:26 AM
Sheepherder,
See my reply #4 above. I use the shit out of server software, even at home.
My file server is on VMWare ESXi and I have Windows Server 2003 R2 as my guest OS and that is my file server. Yes, even if I only have one guest server I try to do it in an esxi environment for a number of reasons.
Reply #10 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 9:44 AM
We're talking about regular desktop OS here. It's never been relevant to the average user, and never will be.
Reply #11 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 9:57 AM
is it possible that Linux is overrated?
I think you have to be relevant in the first place to be overrated.
with about 1.5 billion smartphones (and many more to come) and also plenty of devices running a real-time operating system i wouldn't be surprised if there is more hardware running on a Linux-kernel than running on a Windows-kernel. and if that's not the case already it will be in three years maximum.
but it's not really that important. operating systems will become less and less relevant anyways. a lot of software like Google Mail or Office 365 for example runs in the browser, not the os.
Reply #12 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 10:10 AM
I'm not that technically savvy but can either programs mentioned run without an operating system?
Reply #15 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 10:20 AM
Quoting moshi, reply 11but it's not really that important. operating systems will become less and less relevant anyways. a lot of software like Google Mail or Office 365 for example runs in the browser, not the os.
I'm not that technically savvy but can either programs mentioned run without an operating system?
of course, but it can be any os, as long as there is a half-decent browser.
Reply #16 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 10:21 AM
Actually the OS itself isn't expensive. It's the price Apple charges for the same hardware that you find in Windows computers.
Reply #17 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 10:43 AM
No, I said relevance to users. OS X is relevant to desktop users.
Reply #19 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 10:53 AM
This is why lurkers should always have popcorn and a cold drink on hand. 
Reply #20 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 11:02 AM
but as soon as you include all smart devices, MS's market share drops to 20%. (numbers are for the US, worldwide Apple's and MS's shares are likely smaller)
MS is aware of that. that's one reason why they develop software for other platforms and did choose a new ceo that is experienced in cloud services.
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Reply #1 Monday, March 3, 2014 5:07 PM
I think you have to be relevant in the first place to be overrated.