In message , Paul B. Andersen
writes
Sure, Linux, even with the new KDE/Unity/Gnome/etc. desktops is still
more complex than Windows - but - Windows was never simple itself, so,
it really doesn't have a leg up on a modern desktop Linux for usability.

In the end, the desktop is merely a platform for running the apps, and,
all app functionality (to a more or less degree) are on all platforms.

This is where I fundamentally disagree.

I do audio, no longer professionally, but I still do it.

Linux is horrible for audio routing and control. It has a load of
different mixer/driver programs that are not easy or clear to use and
which have interactions that sometimes do, sometimes don't.

Then there is the question of drivers for semi-pro and pro audio
interfaces. Most don't have any working drivers, a few have cobbled
together drivers with limitations, very, very few have fully functional
drivers that work reliably.

That is the sort of area where Windows comes into its own. It can be and
is used for recording, editing, theatre sound etc. etc. I am sure there
are other areas where Windows has a huge advantage eg a son of mine
working with high level maths functionality. He has gone over to Apple
because of despair with W8, but he runs virtual Windows on it where he
has to.
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Bill