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Originally Posted by vienna
So, while the those of us who are running Win 10 are doing so with little or no problems, others are struggling to get a dubious OS to even boot; interesting... 
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It's not a dubious OS, it's a rare interaction between hardware and software, similar to those we sometimes wrestle with in Silent Hunter 4. I've run Linux on dozens of computers since 2004 and never had that problem.
However, for every problem Linux has, Windows has dozens. How many times has Windows Update had a crippled update that took millions of systems down? Too many times. And now updates are not optional and must be installed automatically. Do I have to paint the picture? This isn't an "if" situation, it's a "when."
Linux is more reliable, more stable, faster, more customizable. It is the source of Windows programs that we all love, Firefox, Thunderbird, Libre Office, Open Office, Inkscape, Chrome is developed there, the vast majority of Internet servers use Apache on Linux systems, there are dozens more programs, all come from and were developed under Linux before migrating to Windows. Most wireless and wired routers run Linux as their operating system, as do cameras, burglar alarm systems, telephone systems. Why? Because it's much more reliable, stable and customizable than Windows. Even NASA and ESA are using Linux instead of Windows. Why? For mission critical software, it's better. And they have ironclad assurance that THEY are in 100% control of their hardware.
No, Skybird is encountering a rare interaction of some kind which does not reflect on the quality of Linux. Dubious is the LAST word that can be used to describe Linux. Every improvement to Windows has been a copy of something long used in Linux. When Windows made the 8 to 8.1 transition it was accomplished by stealing just enough from Linux' Unity GUI (Linux has more than a dozen GUIs to choose from) to make Windows barely workable. Repositories mutating into the Windows Store are a prime example of tragic mutation of a 20 year old Linux accomplishment.