Post #2539100
2026-04-01 13:11 UTC
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@desatyr@mastodon.social 2026-04-01 16:40
@alexkaessner@mas.to @OndrejMirtes@phpc.social I can' t tell you really. But when I started my new job this year, after 4 years of abscence from Windows, I thought by myself:"Holy sh***, what kind of crappy OS is that?" Alone, that you are forced to have an MS Account. Permanent tracking in the background for free. A subscription and/or licensing model, that makes you lose your mind, if you don' t have a rocket science degree.
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@OndrejMirtes@phpc.social 2026-04-01 17:37
@alexkaessner@mas.to In short, on Linux as a user I feel in charge. On other platforms I feel I’m just along for the ride. Specifically: ads, the need to click on “maybe later”, “don’t share my data”, interruptions, updates installed suddenly while restarting the computer, bugs, inconsistent UI. Both Windows and macOS have pretty bad system preferences dialogs. When I installed Bazzite on my gaming PC I was blown away by its preferences (KDE?), everything was discoverable, in an intuitive UI.
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@staticnoisexyz@infosec.exchange 2026-04-01 18:29
@alexkaessner@mas.to @OndrejMirtes@phpc.social No "Maybe later" dialogs. None. Every dialogue without "No" option is a middle finger shown to the user. No Microsoft account required to use the computer. No forced feature previews. No sudden changes on functionality to chase the new hype. No advertisements in the OS search bar or notification area. Stability is a big thing. How do elderly keep up with all the stuff Microsoft puts into Windows, all the sudden changes in UI? Install RedHat or Ubuntu LTS and your OS and supplications are stable for many years. Obviously, for power users it's leagues beyond Windows. There's no discussion.