Candybar, do you even use Linux? I use a very bare-bones install of Debian + i3. I'm sure those with full blown desktop environments probably have a better experience.
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Web browsing (better on Windows and Mac than Linux, since that's what developers are optimizing for, font is occasionally broken on Linux, rendering is better and/or faster on Mac/Windows due to better hardware/driver support)
I did have an issue on one TurboTax page when filing my taxes, otherwise, I can't think of ever having any issue browsing the web on Linux.
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Productivity software (No Office on Linux; even where some options are available on all three, the experience is almost always superior on Windows/Mac)
LibreOffice Calc and Google sheets are decent options for simple spreadsheets. As for word processing, there is LaTeX (much superior than Word) and Google Docs. If MS Office is a must, Wine is always an option.
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Media Player (most things can eventually be made to work on Linux but getting things working smoothly on Linux can be cumbersome, have had issues everywhere from media codec to sound subsystem to hardware acceleration)
I use VLC and never had an issue playing videos. I've easily gone through 100G's of shows.
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Games (not even close, Windows > Mac >>> Linux here)
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Also consider that things you take for granted like wifi, power management, hardware support, etc can all vary from slightly worse to unusably bad on Linux in comparison to Windows/Mac depending on your needs.
Never had an issue with any of these.
With that out of the way, the pros of Linux (Debian):
- Free
- Higher stability
- Security - no need for virus/spybot scanners
- Not forced to install bloatware
- Unix terminal and programs
- Effortless maintenance (apt-get, no need to defrag, not getting harassed about updates and restarts)
- Workspaces, customization (hotkeys, aliases)