Technology

I came to this

I need Win11 for work. Specifically, Grasshopper. I've tried alternatives. They suck.

Thus, debloat methods are very welcome.

To be fair, removing the entire OS does disable this feature

man with gaping wound in his skull pissed that people keep suggesting he go to a hospital.

"Just like I told you, insufferable hospital maxxis, I swear!"

I wish it were that easy. I'm pretty tech literate and I've had Linux installed on and off since the late 1990's. I'm running fedora desktop on a dual boot machine that also has windows 10. The PC will run windows 11 but just like everyone else I'm not excited to upgrade.

But I still have to hop over to windows to do things. I know it's a chicken and egg thing, but Linux just needs to get over the hump if ease of use and app availability.

Having to switch from. App1 to app1 that boat do say, CAD, is hard. It's a learning curve. And add that learning curve into also switching to Linux and it's overwhelming.

I actually got my dad on fedora, and he went all in and set it up, and worked quite diligently to get everything working for how he used his computer. He did this because his PC was fine but not windows 11 compatible. End the end there were just too many things that he struggled with and he broke down and bought a new PC that came with 11. One of the big issues he had was with documents. Syncing documents that he was editing.

He was OK relearning a new Libre Office but it was syncing it back to a Google drive or something that ultimately did not work for him. (I can't remember exactly what he was doing).

He ran with Fedora for a couple months before giving up

It is sad to see the mental gymnastics people do to justify their inertia.

"It's opt-in!"

"You can disable feature X easily by editing the registry"

"You can install this tool from a shifty site to restore that feature MS disabled"

That's pretty easily avoidable, too. Don't play online games, or talk to people. That's what I do.

Of course, the idea is that there's less risk of that the more people switch.

Very little gaming still requires Windows since the development of Proton. The main compatibility problems that remain seem to involve kernel-invasive anti-cheat systems.

• Decades of anticompetitive monopolistic practices
• US government backdoors
• Spyware
• a price tag

Usability.

Windows and Mac are both easier to use for the standard user.

I'm a technical person and even I struggle with what/how the hell I'm supposed to even install applications on Linux:

Should I download the binaries? Should I use snap/flatpak/etc? If I do one vs the other which is more up to date? If I can't find it in the software store can I trust random online sites?

And that's just finding applications. Most people don't have hours of free time to read forums to understand how to fix something that broke (assuming the distro they choose even has a thread relating to the issue).

Microsoft's idea of consent:

Do you want to turn on Recall?

• Yes
• Maybe Later

It won't be just opt-in for very long.