• refalo@programming.dev
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    5 reasons you should not ditch Windows:

    • Your hardware is incompatible or you do not want to fiddle with settings or command lines

    • Your applications/games only work well on native Windows (and not wine)

    • You need serious group policy support or other device/software lockdown methods

    • Your company policy requires it

    • Makes helping Windows users harder if you cannot walk them through the same things they are doing

    Of course if any of these apply you can always dual-boot or use a VM. I’m not saying you shouldn’t use Linux at all.

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      Your company policy requires it

      The only legitimate thing on this list. Also the most obvious and pointless.

      I don’t think anybody is saying to format Linux over the company computer against their Windows policy.

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      To me, my activity on my own computer being monitored by Microsoft is the only reason i need to not use it.

      And I do actually think you may be slightly mad to be OK with that. Maybe because you feel you get a “free” operating system. I think thats the mentality of a slave.

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      you do not want to fiddle with settings or command lines

      Kinda the reverse for me

      I need to fiddle with Massgrave and various debloat scripts to run win

      Your applications/games only work well on native Windows

      Windows for docker, winboat, etc

      serious group policy support or other device/software lockdown methods

      I would argue sudo and normal file permissions do the same

      Makes helping Windows users harder

      ???