• Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    Kind of yeah, the rest of the working world uses Windows for good reasons.

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        Legacy software with incredible backwards compatibility, exponetially more software options, user familiarity, pretty much everything that active directory provides from user management to group policies, the list goes on.

        Im a linux guy, but the thought of rolling out even the most user friendly linux distro gives me nightmares.

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            Aren’t they? Changing a legacy app can take years to do the needed research, approval, procurement, and implementation. “Because my IT guy doesn’t like Windows” is a terrible reason to undergo that process.

            The same with retraining users on a whole new OS. You’ll spend hours over the course of months answering “where did my C:\ drive go?”. That’s a lot of time you’ll never get back.

            Active Directory provides a lot of tools that are familiar to senior techs and easy enough for junior techs to figure out. I might prefer how Salt Stack works but I don’t have time to train dozens of fellow techs.

            Linux is cool for a number of reasons, but it isn’t a magic easy button and a wise admin doesn’t swap out fundamental parts of his tech stack without careful consideration.