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You're probably using Windows as your usual operating system for your PC, but could there

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be a good reason for you to consider Linux instead?

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Today, we're going to go over five good reasons, things that Linux does better than Windows,

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starting out with arguably the most important one, system stability.

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Now, don't get us wrong, Windows has come a long way since the days when Windows me

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was blue screening left and right, but Linux still maintains its reputation for being a

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bit less buggy, at least in terms of the kernel.

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While you can run into compatibility issues, if you try to push a distro beyond what it's

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designed for, the Linux kernel, basically the operating system's guts, is known for

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being stable and reliable, which is one reason why the vast majority of web servers run on

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it. Part of the reason for this is how many eyes Linux and many of the programs written for

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it have on them at the same time. Because Linux is open source, anyone can look at its code, identify bugs, and try out fixes.

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There are lots of people who actively do this, given how large the Linux community is, as

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well as the large number of companies who use Linux and develop their own Linux distributions.

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Although Microsoft is obviously a huge company, the people examining the Windows code base

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for bugs are basically just Microsoft employees, of which there are a finite number, meaning

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Windows bugs are often identified and fixed more slowly.

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But it isn't just about how many people are looking at the code.

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Linux is also built in a more modular manner than Windows.

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This means Linux applications tend to not mess with the operating system's kernel

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as much or with other programs. Windows has caught up to some extent with this, but Linux still rules the roost when

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it comes to modularity, which brings us to point number two.

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Linux is highly customizable. You can see this in how everything from servers to Android phones to smart thermostats use

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versions of Linux. But what does that mean for you, the home user?

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It means that you have real choices as to what you want your Linux experience to look

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and feel like. Lots of folks think that you need to be a programmer or a system admin who's intimately

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familiar with the command line in order to use Linux, but there are plenty of Linux distributions

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such as elementary OS and Linux Mint geared toward beginners who are migrating over from

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Windows or from macOS and just want to watch videos, use social media and communicate with

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coworkers. You get to choose what your experience is like as opposed to using just one version

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of Windows and many Linux distributions come with package managers, which behave like app

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stores. So downloading vetted software isn't an issue.

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And if you do have the know how and the willingness to learn, Linux allows you to build or install

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so many customizations on top of the kernel.

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The exact reason there are so many distributions out there that look very different from each

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other. And that's really cool. The third item on our list is security.

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Linux isn't bulletproof, but it has a reputation for being more secure than Windows, partly

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because there's so many more people looking at it like what we talked about earlier.

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But another big reason that Linux is often considered safer is because fewer people use

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it. I mean, there's a reason we're not making a video called five reasons to try Windows.

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Although Linux is by far the most popular OS on the servers you connect to all the time

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to use the internet. And attackers definitely try hard to breach these systems.

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Malware target toward desktop Linux distros is much rarer than Windows Malware simply

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because Linux's desktop user base is so much smaller.

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Linux also doesn't normally give users as much access to low level system files and

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functions as Windows does, meaning any malware that does find its way into your system tends

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to be easier to isolate and remove.

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Speaking of removing junk, let's talk about the fourth item, privacy.

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It's no secret that Microsoft is a big fan of tracking your online activity in order

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to do everything from improving its AIs to serving you what it thinks are relevant ads.

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And it's quite difficult to opt out of being spied upon.

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To turn off tracking, Windows makes you dig down and find multiple settings in a complicated

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maze of menus. And even if you do this, there are some kinds of data that Windows will just keep sending

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to Microsoft regardless. But because Linux is open source, there's not a monolithic company behind it hoping

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to make tons of money off of every Linux user.

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And there's no provision for any kind of tracking by default.

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While there are some Linux distributions that do engage in some limited forms of tracking,

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like Ubuntu, it's typically easier to opt out or just find a different distribution

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that doesn't send any data back to its servers. Activity tracking is a good segue into our fifth and final point.

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This is a heck of a lot better at keeping your money in your own pocket.

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Obviously, you can install and use Windows for free, as long as you don't mind that

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annoying watermark and not being able to pick your own desktop wallpaper.

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But Microsoft still uses Windows to get you to spend money on its services, such as Microsoft

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365, OneDrive, and apps from the Microsoft Store, in which Microsoft gets a cut of the

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money. Most Linux users, however, won't be tempted to spend much, if anything, to get the most

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out of their systems. Although large organizations sometimes pay companies like Red Hat for Linux support and

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training, the average home user using an approachable Linux distribution won't have a large company

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trying to get them to buy more stuff. And most of the programs you need to accomplish your goals are available for free.

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So those are our top five, but we know there are plenty of Linux fans jumping in to tell

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us more, so let us know down in the comments where you think Linux has an edge over Windows.

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And if you might want to see a follow-up video about why switching to Linux might not be

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such a good idea, let us know that too. Anyways, thanks for watching, like and subscribe to the video.

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Bye!