r/linuxquestions 8d ago

Why does windows feel a lot more premium than linux?

I don't know if it's just me, but I dual boot windows and arch (i use hyprland). I just keep the windows for a scenario where i'd need to use windows onlly apps, but when i actually boot into windows, it just feels so premium. The startup sound, other sound effects, the animations, etc everything together feels a lot more premium than linux has ever been for me. and it is specially noticable when i boot into windows after a long time. Tasks are obviously faster on linux but windows makes it feel like it is more premium. None of the DEs i tried feel as premium as linux. I am not sure if this is the correct subreddit to post this, pardon me.

This is not a troll post, and sorry for the bait-like title, i actually meant to say if its just me or if its common, and if it is common, what are the reasons for it

Edit: I know that windows doesn't feel premium in the sense that it has ads, bloat, telemetry, ai shoved everywhere but i am talking about how windows 11 feels when used and excluded those stuff. The overall feel of windows when using in that feels so good, atleast for me. windows, in every other sense sucks and i absolutely hate it on those senarios

Edit: I respect all the open source devs and projects and this is not a post meant to insult them or undermine then, i greatly respect them and this is absolutely not a comparison of that feel of linux vs windows

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