It’s easier to disable all the garbage than remove the garbage?
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If this wqs anything other than choice of tools, we’d call it a cult.
How is this Linux related?
Because Windows bad.
IDK friend after 20 years I kinda wish I had the ignorance of the average Windows user. I don’t want to troubleshoot for 3 days, I wanna call a random IT helpline and let them deal with it, but alas, I unfortunately know what I’m doing.
You could actually do the same on Linux, if you paid for ZorinOS. Not sure if the support is via phone though?
I don’t actually want that, but yeah that’s totally a thing. Zorin, RHEL, I’m certain there are others with support contracts.
I didn’t know one could call a random IT helpline and get stuff fixed on Windows.
My experience was, either find a workaround or a paid software that did the thing, or live with the bug.But ny free security suite that found 358+ viruses and says I’m missing 200 DLLs said to call 1-800-NO-VIRUS and their technician will fix it over the internet!
You can’t, that’s not immediately obvious when the computer is telling you otherwise
So I recently gave an interview to which, the last question of the product manager cum tech-lead was about how I use AI.
He then specifically asked if I used CoPilot and my negative immediately made him start sighing all over the place.
There seems to be some kind of a push coming from somewhere for these things.What’s that word Satya Nadella wanted spread far and wide? Oh right, “Microslop”
Remember, Windows will install updates without user intervention. If you remove things, it just puts them back.
Automatic updates are a good thing for the average EU, though. Otherwise they’d never update and their system would probably be compromised.
yeah but they’re not doing just security updates, they’re re-installing bloatware that I deleted a year ago
I don’t need Xbox gaming on my work computer
what does it matter if the companies are doing the ‘compromising’ instead
Automatic, yes.
Forced without consent with no option to disable them? No.
I use Copilot at work, it sucks. Any time I ask it to do anything it either can’t do what I’m asking or it does it wrong. On top of that you have middle management who suggests using AI as the solution to everything but offers no further input on how to actually accomplish that goal.
I believe that they are just not aware that an alternative exists: because they believe Windows 11 is the only OS available besides macOS, they put up with this shit and will try every single hack to tone down the enshitification, until they snap and move away from Windows.
That’s pretty much how cults work. If they even heard about Linux, it’s something with no games, no “productivity”, no drivers, maybe even CLI-only hacker stuff.
There is Windows 10, with the right approach (grey market keys) you continue to get security updates and Win10 will IMO be supported for a very long time (because so many people are going to keep using it). MS will be forced to provide out of band security updates.
I currently have a dual boot with Win10 as I just moved to Mint this month. The MS store keeps trying to update or install apps with copilot even though I don’t have it installed. Like, I uninstalled the notepad app just to prevent this crap and they keep adding it to other apps. The latest one is the GD photo viewer so I had to uninstall that and find an OS one to replace it with.
Win10 is NOT a safe haven and I am so glad I’ve switched to Linux and recommend it to everyone who’ll listen. The only reason I keep Win10 on is in case I forgot an important file or something (I always do), or absolutely need it for some software (no idea if any exist for me) I use that only works with MS.
You are assuming that Windows has not already upgraded silently (or through anti-patterns in the UI) to 11, and what you are proposing is yet another hoop users have to jump through just to keep a “decent” experience.
I believe now is the perfect time to evangelize for Linux: “Are you tired of Windows’s enshitification? Do you own computers that Microsoft deemed to be obsolete just for the sake of selling new licenses? Give Linux a try.”
I agree that now is the perfect time get users to switch.
Justing saying, if you do have critical Windows only software (e.g. work), there is always the option to use Win10 (enterprise installs just get security updates, I didn’t even get a request to upgrade to Win11).
It IS going to happen, if you keep using big tech operating systems and services, because THEY want it to happen and will not stop pushing until it DOES happen.
