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Having switched to Linux over a year ago, I feel like I got out of an abusive relationship and then hearing news about my ex being seen intoxicated and acting violently in public.
I have been distro hopping for the last year or so trying to find my perfect distro™ but I don't think ive hated any of them as much as I hated windows arlt the end.
Anti trust? What’s that? Never heard of it.
"... with the added trust of Microsoft." Hahahaha, fuck NO!
Not that Google is much better by any measure though. They’re both trash.
You're right, both are scumbags. But it's just the slimy-nest(? is that an english word ?) of it. "Here, the same thing you are trying to download, but we will be tracking your behaviour, which is better, trust us!"
I might be biased, being Linux and Zen browser user. But every time I have to deal with windows for our clients, my soul dies a little. Knowing they unwillingly sacrifice performance just because they have to use one software that for no reason runs only on Windows.
I understand that pain. I’ve been free of Windows for 20+ years but a couple years ago I thought I’d help a small office set up Office 365 and it turned out to be a huge mistake.
I’d been working on a Ruby on Rails web application that exported tasks as a WebCal feed and Office 365 made it virtually impossible to subscribe to it. The simplest of tasks become stupidly complex on Windows.
No but atleast you'll only have one mega corp getting your data instead of two.
Earn rewards
No thanks, I don't want my data sold to advertisers.
Built in VPN
I don't trust MS to provide that service, I'll provide my own thanks.
Built in AI slop
It's a browser, not only does it not need AI in it, it's actually improved by not having AI.
Trusted by Microsoft
Well, isn't that special. It might mean something if I actually gave a single shit what Microsoft thinks about literally anything.
Why would it not be trusted by Microsoft? Imagine McDonald’s telling you they trust a fucking Big Mac.
„With the added trust of Microsoft“ 😂
What’s happens when you google edge?
They’re both as bad as each other.
What FOSS browsers do we all recommend? Librefox?
Librewolf is good if you're ok with a few inconvinces for alright privacy. If you need more the mullvad one is pretty good from what I've heard.
I like Zen browser despite its past issues if you're not really worried about privacy.
Naive question: Why would anyone (even mindless normies) care about anything 'microsoft recommended'?
Microsoft got money. I like money. Money good. Microsoft good.
you get my ROFL of the day -- Merci!
Because mindless normies don't know anything other than windows, sure there's apple macs but they are special computers, and a chrome book is a special type of laptop for kids. So if the people that built your computer recommend something it must be good. Brands are just different kinds of Microsoft computers that they were allowed to build. Some people are really just not informed then it comes to IT
Because they see the name plastered everywhere at work, and work runs a big system, which is hard, and the nerds who run the big work system know what they're talking about when they fix my stuff, so it must be good if the work nerds trust it to run the company
Big, trusted, prevalent brand implies trustworthiness and expertise.
If you don't know better, most people default to trusting other people and social constructs, including companies and brands.
I'm sure you have your own share of trusting other parties. Probably with a different baseline and experience compared to "normies".