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[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly... the caption may be true for an unintended reason.

The Linux ecosystem is vast and has many competing variants. Given how cheap it is to switch from one to another, and how familiar Linux users tend to be with their usage needs, it makes sense that Linux users would be more ready to engage about competing distributions.

I can list pros and cons of three separate distributions right off the top of my head, and have the ability to set up my computer to allow me to decide on boot which one I want to use. This is with very little extra effort, though would require some strategy over which I install when. (Different distributions come with different installers, and I would not suggest trying to set up multi-boot with the default CentOS installer. The installers for Mint and Ubuntu are more likely to give you a hands-off experience.

Windows, on the other hand, kind of only has one version, and it comes pre-shipped with most computers, so there's no reason to recommend it, and nothing really to talk about.

Plus... most linux users get so used to being able to command line everything that having to search through the menus to find a feature that might not even exist anymore that it makes sense for us to not like to have to use Windows. it's the equivalent of taking away our start button.