Musician's Guide to Leaving Windows

US Closing the door on Bill Gates      14/04/26

Windows for many years was the platform of choice for the vast majority of people, until Apple came along in the mid-90s with it's sleek look, superb graphics, and fantastic user experience. Still, Windows machines continued to be the most affordable platform to experience music, gaming, video editing, et al...  while slowly degenerating and degrading into AI bloat machines in 2026. The reasons to leave windows are numerous, but there are alternatives out there - from Apple and Linux, as evidenced in this video from Venus Theory

Decent sampler is available on Linux https://www.decentsamples.com/product/decent-sampler-plugin/

Here are some recommended Linux Operating systems:

https://linuxmint.com/

https://ubuntu.com/
 

Windows, Copilot, and how I learned to love the Mac and stop fearing the Linux.

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About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music. 


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