Linux people, *please* understand this. Sometimes people need to run Windows.
They’re allowed to complain about Windows ads, or tracking, or any other enshittification problems, without you saying “use Linux” every time.
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Update: I regret posting this.
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Update 2: I've addressed the most common comments below. I'm muting this thread now. Lesson learned!
@rubenerd why?
No, I mean, really. Why does someone "have" to use it.
@mirabilos @rubenerd Are you serious? Because of proprietary software that only runs under Windows (not WINE) that I have to use to get a paycheque.
MS Teams (the native client) comes to mind. Not running it could get me fired. MS Outlook (again, the native client with native COM plug-ins) comes a very close second. Web versions are not an option for either product, here, for sound technical/functional reasons.
I greatly enjoy what I do, so I choose to run UNIX on the servers and Windows on my laptop in order to continue getting paid to enjoy doing what I do.
@athompso @mirabilos @rubenerd I remember seeing rms once, totally seriously and with a straight face, tell someone who said something like this that they were "still making a choice" and they could "choose to have a lower standard of living" and "remain true to their values".
Personally, I've only used Windows like 10 times ever. But I'm not going to tell someone else what to do.
@stevendbrewer @athompso @rubenerd I want people to be more aware of the choices they are making regarding giving up personal freedom, so they can then make informed decisions.
Most of the people replying are prime examples of species that really needs this food-for-thought and start thinking, stop whining.
@mirabilos @stevendbrewer @athompso @rubenerd
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