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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Moorshou@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

I was curious what the Linux people think about Microsoft and any bad practices that most people should know about already?

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[–] urska@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Buggy and laggy. I work with it and its a daily pain for my soul and mental health.

[–] emberpunk@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

There is a lot out there on why from a lot of sources, so definitely not hard to do research on this. Definitely research the history of this company regarding anti-competition, Bill Gate's letter to hobbyists regarding intellectual property and markets (which touches on the whole proprietary vs FOSS suff). You can also just use their products for a while and see for yourself, note what you like and what you don't like (for me the latter is more likely), and make your own judgement.

[–] Meowie_Gamer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The death of Windows means more people will come to Linux

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[–] GustavoM@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

I can't remember

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[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Microsoft is evil, but are they more or less evil than Google?

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I personally have no problem with people using Windows but I don't want it shoved down my throat. When people first boot their computer they should have the option to choose what OS to install (Windows, various Linux distros, and FreeBSD) and that choice should always be available in the bios.

[–] kawa@reddeet.com 3 points 1 year ago

I consider their new push for webapps in stead of traditional client as bad practice, its buggier and runs like absolute shit

[–] urshanabi@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

not quite as bad as adobe, but they are among the worst

[–] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I don't think the world is black or white. Of course Microsoft can make bad choices and prioritize profit, but Microsoft isn't a person or and entity. MS is an enterprise driven by people that work there.

Linux community or any other community can also make bad choices, afterall it's also people-driven and people are flawed.

I don't excuse MS for really bad choices, but also don't blame it. I just think that's better to see the world complex as it is, not by judging stuff as 'bad' or 'good'.

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