>Brazzers

>>23604813
Because Linux doesn't appeal to the casual user.

>>23604813
why do you care?

Because they have lives.

Install Windows.

>>23604830 because they come to me to fix/clean their boxes when they've finished collecting lots of malwares

Convenience.

because Linux can't run Redblade

Because why the fuck not? It's not like you need everything super-neat and perfect just to surf the web, make notes and play videogames, right?

That said, I wish I had the time and motivation to get into Linux.

Also: Without windows brazzers couldn't have made that porno.

>Windows
>you can do everything

>Mac/Linux
>you can't do everything

>>23604813
Because it's the only real option for desktop computers if you do more than browse the internet and aren't a macfag 'artist'.

>>23604896
sounds like a problem with the user, not the OS
if everyone used linux, people would be coming to you to fix their linux boxes.

because *nix devices like to saturate my terrible internet connection

that and i cant be fucked buying a decent router/modem

Because Microsoft is evil and has a grip on society's balls, so they have to use Windows.

>Error: Our system thinks your post is spam. Bla Bla bla

See picture for response, please.

>>23604960
Right, but after they reinstall Windows for the third time in a year because it got infested isn't that incentive?

>>23605083
>they reinstall Windows for the third time in a year
This doesn't actually happen to the majority. It happens rarely to only the most retarded of individuals, and GNU/Linux individuals such as yourself focus on it and imply that it's a huge concern.

You can explode a scenario out of proportion, and you can even make one up. Doesn't mean you're justified.

>>23604813
[spoiler]It just werks[/spoiler]

'sept I still end up fixing them

>>23605277

That guy has a big nose.

The only 'use' for Windows in my mind is games at this point.

Everything else can be done more securely and faster on a machine running linux/unix.

The reason people keep buying it is because people are sheep.

because mac os has a horrible interface and is anoying to use and linux is just a lot of hassle for minimal benefits. and cause everything works on windows

Because no other systems have proper drivers for graphics cards.

>>23604813
Games.
Foobar > any MPD front-end.
Having said that if not for games I'd probably only use Nix.

Well I use it at work because of compatibility with a shitload of obscute accounting/payroll software.

Also, it's much easier to manage through Active Directory than linux and anything it can offer as an alternative to AD.

Actually, I know of no real alternative to AD for linux. Which makes it pretty useless in corporate environment for end users.

We do use it for server for example for VirtualBox to run virtual machines for access to banks that require USB tokens. We just attach all the tokens we use to a USB hub and connect them to separate VMs for user access.

>>23605127
I don't know about you, but most my peers that I helped to troubleshoot their computers when I was a teenager...we all ended up reinstalling at some point. It's not as rare as you think.

For your "average" user, they think "oh it's not working...guess I'll just put in the install CD and see if that fixes it" and then they end up either installing windows again on top of an already broken install, or they end up repairing it, or formatting the whole thing and then starting over from scratch.

So, it might not be so in your experience, but I'm here to tell you that everyone whose machines I've had to troubleshoot has at some point reinstalled Windows.

because honestlmy i never had a single problem with it compared to other OSes. once it works, you know it will stay like this. with linux and the inevitable updates and beta drivers everywhere, it's never ... how to say; i would hate to be stuck in 1024x768 randomly because a new driver came up.
mac os is incompatible with everything and has no support at all.

>>23604813
>>23605277

I'd like to see more of this tech support...

>>23604813
Because we have a job, and we're useful to society.

Because linux doesn't laptop drivers.

>>23605456

You probably aren`t very skilled with computers then..

There are very few problems that don`t have some way to fix them and actually require a format and reinstall. Frankly I can`t even tell You one such problem right now.

>>23605456
thats because you're not as tech savvy as you think

I have NEVER had to reinstall windows, even when explore.exe was corrupted and I had to clean trojan after trojan off the computer (to the point it wouldn't even boot past a teal screen and the only thing I could open was task manager using ctrl+shift+esc. it took UBCD4Win and system disk, but I have always been able to bring back the OS

>>23604813
They don't know anything else.

>>23604813
they could have at least dusted off the laptop

>>23607212

I work in a Linux company. We use Linux and work with Linux.

Useful to society? We keep some of the most important servers and networks of my country running.

It just werks, games, and because 7 is very stable.

>>23604938
Oh, really? Windows has a working pcap library now? Microsoft stopped intentionally crippling "client" versions so they can sell server versions for more money? There's a decent package manager? I can inspect, modify, and redistribute the source to the OS? I can write and use unsigned drivers on NT6? The bootloader doesn't blithely ignore anything that's not DOS or Windows?

Linux doesn't have the vast support Windows does when it comes to driver and software support.

at least 75% of /g/ uses windows

why? because /g/ is really /v/pc/

>>23607274
THIS
- poor battery optimization compared to windows
- wifi drivers always have quirks
- multiple monitors on linux is a joke, have fun spending nine hours connecting to that projector to do your presentation

>>23604813
I need widows to make my presentations and shit like that look good and do them fast.
ffor everything else linux

>>23607416
Your definition of support is flawed and most liikely based on personal bias thus your argument is invalid.

the right tool for the right job. it just works without any autism involved, and I'm not poor.

i also use linux.

>>23604813
Because it works, well, with practically every piece of software and hardware a person could ever need.
Linux is for servers. Using it as desktop OS is a hobby for aspies that need to have things configured very specifically to the point that they're willing to sacrifice support and compatibility. It doesn't really work for you as much as you work for it nor does it support everything.
OSX is retard-proof and no one is really fond of the company outside of people into fashion products. It doesn't support as much software as Windows either.

>>23607459
There are less quality drivers and programs available for Linux compared to Windows. This is an objective statement and has nothing to do with personal bias. Linux is a joke on the desktop but it shines in the server realm.

>>23607384

Please calm down, this thread is about the mainstream OS as in for homes and small businesses. I personally agree that Linux is a great OS for those times when You want a cheap facebook machine for Your grandparents/older laptop (Ubuntu) or are running a bunch of servers because the beauty of the open LINUX (and other) systems actually is in the fact that when You customize it for certain tasks, You REALLY DO CUSTOMIZE IT, not just cut out some services and add others on top of a fat proprietary as is the case with windows which should just stay the good all round solution.

Keep up the good job, I salute You!

Windows:
- WINE doesn't support the software I use, and a lot of the FOSS equivalents are inferior at this point in time. Those that are up to par have a radically different interface, and I'd rather stick to the tools I'm accustomed to.

GNU:
- Programming
- Browsing without worrying about the browser crashing, or about malware.
- Less of a resource hog, much more stable.

If you want to get things done (that don't involve programming), use Windows.

If you want stress free computing, use a user-friendly GNU distro.

>>23607389
>Windows has a working pcap library now?
yes
>Microsoft stopped intentionally crippling "client" versions so they can sell server versions for more money?
use the server versions, then
>There's a decent package manager?
installation is easy on windows, doesn't need one
>I can inspect, modify, and redistribute the source to the OS?
I don't see how this is relevent
>I can write and use unsigned drivers on NT6?
why would you?
>The bootloader doesn't blithely ignore anything that's not DOS or Windows?
why would you need anything else?

>>23607451

>>23607530

Windows Server is pretty damn good too, but much less free. Not the right tool for every application, though.

Single sign on for Linux ain't so pretty compared to AD.

Games, hardware compatibility and just a general familiarity with the OS. Got nothing against other operating systems, they're just not for me.

>>23607555

>>I can write and use unsigned drivers on NT6?
>why would you?

You can, Windows just warns you before installing.

>>23607419
and less than 10% of them bought windows

>>23607712
That's how we roll.
I considered buying 8 but with metro I probably won't.