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I useWindows 11every day, obviously.

But I also use Linux and Chrome OS pretty much every day, too.

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WSL is extremely good and can help bridge the transition from Linux into Windows.

We often hear tales of people ditching Windows for Mac or for Linux, but rarely the opposite.

So I wanted to take the time to highlight this Reddit thread where someone has done just that.

They’ve dropped Linux for Windows 11, and they’reextremely happywith their choice.

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WSL is extremely good and can help bridge the transition from Linux into Windows.

If there’s an app you need, it’s probably available on Windows.

The Reddit thread linked above is full of interesting discussion, but it definitely got me thinking.

We never really look at people switchingtoWindows, perhaps because it’s still the dominant platform.

Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora running on WSL on a Snapdragon X Elite laptop

But it’s still probably the best platform for most, even if they don’t know it yet.

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