23 Had Commodore not gone bust, and continued their line of Amiga computers, fast forward today. What innovation would we have, how would their machines differ from mainstream Windows desktops and laptops of the 2020s and beyond?

24 Why can't Windows itself remove junk files and clean the registry like CCleaner?

25 Why is Linux performance worse than Windows? I tried several Linux distros (Ubuntu, Mint, Deepin, etc) and all of them are 2-3 times slower than Windows 10 on the same machine. Specs: Intel i5 7200U, 8GB DDR4, NVIDIA 940MX 2GB, SSD 128GB.

26 Why is Ubuntu better than Windows?

27 Why couldn't Microsoft become the main rival to Apple's iOS?

28 Why do movies and TV shows often show fake operating systems and software interfaces?

29 What made Microsoft Windows the most popular platform for gaming? Does it have something to do with Direct X? Weren't Macs more popular for gaming at one point?

30 Why does 'rm' in Linux permanently delete the files, instead of moving them to a trash can like Windows does?

31 Can a hacker control my Windows 10 laptop through a BIOS virus, like move my cursor, close programs, select folders etc.? How can I get rid of this?

32 Why is Windows not considered open source when you can literally just open all its registry files and see how they're written?

33 How was iOS developed?

34 Does Windows 10 have to be upgraded to Windows 11?

35 What would I miss if I switched from Linux (like Ubuntu) to OS X as the main system and used a VirtualBox with Windows within OS X?

36 Why does Linux have so many different filesystems, and what are the benefits of using one over another?

37 Android, iOS and why not a third one?

38 What are pros and cons of Windows vs Linux?

39 Why is copying 1,000 1MB files so much slower than copying 1 1GB file, given that the same amount of data is being copied?

40 Has anyone actually tried running windows 98 with 8 or 10 GB of RAM, which would be considered an insane amount back then?

41 Why did Windows 95 have a RAM limit? It is a 32-bit OS and should see 4GB.

42 What do Linux kernel developers think of Linus Torvalds?

43 Is there any reason to buy a Mac instead of building a PC in 2022?

44 MacOS and Linux are descended from UNIX, but Windows is not. Why did Microsoft make this design choice?

45 Why is Linux so buggy?

46 What is the most stable Linux?

47 What are the advantages of using Ubuntu against Windows?

48 What are the benefits of using Linux over Windows?

49 What does Linux lack (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, SUSE, etc.) compared to Windows?

50 If DOS is single-tasking, how was multitasking possible in the old version of Windows?

51 Why does Ubuntu not need to restart after completing a software update?

52 I have access to whitelisted internet in my school. We use Ubuntu OS and Firefox to browse. How do I bypass it and gain full internet access?

53 Why would someone use BSD, as opposed to a version of Linux, and what are the advantages of the former?

54 How is Linux better than Mac?

55 Was Windows based on MS-DOS so bad? Was Windows 98 or Windows XP better?

56 What is your favorite feature in Microsoft Windows? Any version.

57 What is the equivalent of a binary executable (exe) as in Windows for Linux?

58 If I were to attend DEF CON (Hacking Conference), which operating systems would I most likely see booted up?

59 Why does Ubuntu Linux have less users although it is a free operating system and Windows has more users?

60 Why is Linux Mint considered a distro only used by new users? I have Arch installed on virt-manager, I've distro hopped like mad, but Mint just works. Why not use it as a power user?

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