I have used Linux for over two decades but I tend to be a realist and mix my operating systems. Like I have said before I trust Linux with all critical files and when I use Windows or macOS I tend to just work on files and offload them back to Linux. I used OSX for seven years from 2009 and had Linux in a tinkering role which I learned was a big mistake. I was too cheap and cashless to really take advantage of Linux in the role of file server and repository. OSX was a mess with duplicate files galore and honestly I didn’t know what I was doing.

It wasn’t that I lost files, it was just that it got messy. Most of my stuff was backed up on hard drives. I started using better back up options eventually and when OSX became unusable I installed Linux over OSX. Windows is much worse because if it’s too dated, really strange stuff starts happening. Even new versions of Windows can be unpredictable. There was a bloatware stage with windows that still exists but apps started doing stuff that was not in the users best interests. A lot of it was designed to lock users into apps that hijacked your files leaving you reliant on substandard software.

macOS can do the same thing, all of the choice of apps is just a great way to get ripped off. What I find though with macOS in its off the shelf form these days is it is using mobile phone technology with similar built in apps that are easier to use than a phone. So it’s efficient, the OS is light and doesn’t get in the way. But I still wouldn’t trust critical files with it. Like me being a graffiti artist I have stitched photos and a big archive of documentation and it sits in Linux because it just stays how you set it up. There is no bloatware which wants to burn a hole in your pocket.

Also Linux can pretty much work on anything to some extent. If it gets too top heavy you can tailor it by choosing lighter window managers or even set it up without a windowing system. It can still do its job from a console and it’s your choice how you want it to run. You can run it all from a remote console too, the technology is old school but it is always up to date if you want it to be.