back in my day we called this spyware

#AI #privacy #Microsoft

@molly0xfff

In addition to being spyware, the software bloat is just unbelievable.

All I want is a machine that can do word processing. The occasional spreadsheet, and access to the interwebs. There's so much garbage running in the background now I need a machine more powerful than what we used to use to run helicopter simulators to literally do training. And this computer moved a 6 degree of freedom helicopter on hydraulics.

The bloat is absolutely ridiculous.

There's a spacecraft literally in outer space that is a fraction of the capacity of my laptop and my laptop takes 10 minutes to boot.

You seem like a good candidate to move to Ubuntu. Familiar interface, easy to use from the get-go, and lots of free software shared by passionate creators. Also LibreOffice and Firefox/Thunderbird, and you're pretty much set. Try it out!
@chu I 100% agree with @Etche_homo; this is the way!

@thespoonless @Etche_homo

I probably should look into it. My current machine has specialty software used for some research that I can't ditch yet. Will look into this for the next.

Thanks!

@chu @thespoonless Same issue. But try refurbishing an older machine (this was my entry point) - you could be in for a pleasant surprise.