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what are pros and cons of linux?
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I get to own my system. I get to do what I want, if something is not to my liking there's likely a way to make it work like how I want.
I have to own my system. If something breaks I have to fix it, if something doesn't work I need to figure it out.
Expect things to work. Linux is a minority of users, any manufacturer or dev HAS to make their products work for Windows, so much so that Windows users don't even consider the possibility that something is not made for Windows.