defiantemperteDoes the idea of this concern anyone else? Why is no one talking about it?
Yes, Microsoft exerting this sort of control over their operating system does deeply concern me which is why i switched to Linux and you should too
PeutMieuxFaireIt is because of rumors about Windows starting to implement this type of measures that I moved to Ubuntu… That was shortly before Windows Vista came out, back in 2006.
I never went back again, except briefly on an air-gaped machine under 7 to play Skyrim and Grim Dawn.
I never went back again, except briefly on an air-gaped machine under 7 to play Skyrim and Grim Dawn.
In other words, you switched out of fear of restrictions that still haven’t manifested nearly two decades later
True, mostly, but other things have manifested that I'm glad I could avoid:
- Extensive intrusive telemetry,
- Maliciously reactivating deactivated functions when installing a system update,
- Viruses (OK, there probably are some on Linux but not by the same order of magnitude - Never got infected in 15+ years),
- Pushing to create a Microsoft account at every install,
- Trying to make me pay to play files in FOSS formats (this format is not supported by Windows, click here to buy the plugin),
- Refusing to boot if I change a part of my computer Microsoft considers important,
- Impossible to deinstall crapware,
- Computer getting sluggish over time, pushing me to buy a new one,
- Deciding on which machine I am allowed to install based on the CPU model…
When I decided to move to Linux I was at a point where I spent my time fighting the OS on my computer to stop it from doing things I did not ask for or didn't want. And I had to start again after each system update. And the nightmare of individually updating each driver and software - Though I hear this has gotten better on Windows, apparently.
To be fair : not everything is fun and rainbows with Linux. Sometimes something does not work or stops to work and there is a ton of software I would be happy to use but can't for one reason or another. But at the end of the day it fits my needs at 95% and I can live without the rest.
The only things I miss are games, and since I disagree with Steam's walled-garden approach I had to find myself other hobbies, which isn't THAT bad ;p Gardening, preserving foods and sewing are a good real-life alternative to Minecraft.