What does Windows have that Linux Doesn't?

The Linux kernel was written in 1991 by Linus Torvalds and has been growing ever since. In case you didn't know, the Linux kernel is used by many different operating systems (known as distributions, or distro's for short). Think of the Linux as a cake, with the Linux Kernel as the sponge and the operating system as the icing

When I recently submitted a poll to a popular tech site I found that Windows was by far the more popular operating system, over many Linux distributions. But why do so many people use Windows? At times it is unstable, annoying and virus-prone, compared to Linux operating systems it is an accident waiting to happen. So why is Windows the most popular operating system there is?

I am not trying to encourage you not to use Windows because if you know what you are doing it is a nice OS to use and it has some nifty features that are sometimes not available in Linux operating systems, such as Adobe Creative Suite. But I am trying to encourage users to think outside the box and maybe even try Linux. It's not that hard and you will enjoy the outcome, but persuading users either way is not the main purpose of this article No, the main purpose of this article is to find out why so many people use Windows, as I have frequently mentioned.

After asking a few people and thinking long and hard about this, I came to a conclusion. Most people buy their computers from a manufacturer like Dell instead of building their own. This way Windows is already installed on their PC and they probably do not know about Linux or the OS's that surround it, I admire Windows' advertising skills here, but don't you think that there should be choice?

In my opinion, there should be a choice when buying from the manufacturer which gives you the opportunity to have a Linux distribution pre-installed on your PC, instead of Windows. This would also save the manufacturer money as almost all Linux distributions are completely free, and the manufacturer would have full rights to do this without the need to contact anyone.

Some people prefer to stick with Windows because they are used to it and they don't feel the need to change their operating system when the one that they are using works fine. And, even though I am a big Linux fan, I have to admit that sometimes Windows is the better operating system because of its wide range of software, such as Adobe programs, mentioned above.

But, you will never know if you don't try, so why don't you give Linux a go. You can always go back to Windows if you don't like it. At first I was reluctant to try it, but now I have I use it as my primary operating system everyday. I hope you found this article interesting and took away some information from it.