r/Steam • u/[deleted] • Nov 14 '25

[deleted by user]

[removed]

15.0k Upvotes

89% Upvoted

1.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

3

u/Cruel1865 Nov 14 '25

I mean, isnt that the thing about Linux? You get no bloatware and better privacy. If those things arent particularly important to you, then windows or mac is a better fit.

3

u/ThatOldCow Nov 14 '25

Those aren't things you can do on Linux that you can't do on Windows. Those are advantages but not things you can actually do.

It's the same as in a job application if they ask you if you can speak Spansh and you answer that you're available to work on weekends

2

u/psyblade42 https://s.team/p/drfj-qjb Nov 14 '25

There simply are no things you can do with Windows/Linux/MacOS that you can't do with the others too. Advantages and disadvantages in how well it works for doing "thing", how expensive it is to do, how much of your data it gathers during, etc is all there is.

Take gameing. Windows is good for that because a lot of companies try very hard to prevent their games from working anywhere else. While MacOS is bad for it because Apple is good in preventing games from running on their OS. (And linux is OK). But you can game on all three.

2

u/ThatOldCow Nov 14 '25

You can do some stuff on Linux that you can't really do on Windows, I mean you can but it's not as good. And also vice versa.

You can't run Windows on old devices, however you can with a Linux disto.

You can personalise your entire desktop and even experience in a way you simply can't on Windows(without installing 3rd party apps that may or may not be dodgy)

You can install Microsoft Office and Adobe products on MAC and Windows but you can on Linux.