I’ve been dual-booting Linux and Windows for a while, with Windows as the fall-back option in case I wanted to use Office for something. Now that they tried to trick me into paying a subscription for their AI slop machine, I’m finally, fully out. It was a pain to actually track down and back-up the stuff that was held for ransom in OneDrive, but now it is done.

  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    Same, Microsoft is about to force my laptop to update and I am about to own zero devices that run Windows.

    There is no coming back either, which is what makes the schadenfeude of Microsoft (the dog) really actually catching the car this time so funny and satisfying.

    I think it is going to make heads spin how fast the idea that Windows has unassailable hegemony in the desktop space becomes an antiquated idea. There is an asteroid in the sky, and the time of dinosaurs is over.

    All the alarm bells should be going off at Microsoft hq and I know they probably feel like they are sitting pretty and feel nice and future proofed in their business plan, it is amazing and makes my heart sing.

    Sorry not sorry you law breaking, monopoly chasing, morally bankrupt losers. You might be richer than I ever will be, but lets be honest, that is because I have standards about what I am willing to do for money.

  • Zenlix@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    I feel like Windows tries with every change to push it’s users to Linux.

      • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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        1 month ago

        I get how people need to use micro-shit for work but I don’t get how a any freedom enjoyer is willing to use spyware on their own hardware

        Just make the adjustment, deny the parasite engagement and profit.

        Paying micro-shit anything is funding your oppressor. This is a class war, act like it folks

  • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 month ago

    What distro are you using, and how difficult was it for you to get started with it?

    I’m currently making a list of distros and looking at each’s pros and cons, including:

    • what did work out of the box?
    • what required more work to fix / workaround?
    • JackAttack@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 month ago

      I’ve heard PopOS/Linux Mint are great starters. I personally run ZorinOS which is based on Ubuntu. It’s beautiful, had built in customization, and has a free version (I paid for the pro version because I liked it so much and wanted to support it).

      You’ll find occasional headaches in all Linux distros just because it’s not windows so compatibility can require work arounds depending what you wanna run. But it’s worth it. Feels so much faster and in your control which is nice. Also if you screw up the distro you can just boot another distro from the flashdrive you used to install in the first place (keep the ISO handy just in case ;) ).