• brsrklf@jlai.lu
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          11 months ago

          You know, that saying doesn’t work nearly as well when the conversation is actually about people’s experience with operating systems.

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            11 months ago

            I mean, go to any tech related post and every thread quickly becomes about Linux regardless of what it was about.

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              11 months ago

              almost like linux is really important and what an absurd amount of devices run, regardless of the task they ultimately perform.

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                11 months ago

                Concrete and steel are really important but construction workers don’t tend to rant about it off the clock.

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          “pc has ads too!”

          “No thats just windows, other operating systems dont do that. Linux has no ads, for example.”

          “AAAAAAHHHHHH LINUX USER LINUX USER!!! AAAAAHHHHH YOU SAID IT THE DEVIL WORD LINUX AAAAAAAAHHHHH MOMMY MOMMY HOLD ME AAAAAAAHHHH THEY TOLD ME THEY USE LINUX AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH OH GOD OH FUCK OH GOD”

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              11 months ago

              Yeah bud, thats kinda the point

              “Exaggerate for comedic effect” is one of the oldest comedy standards.

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      11 months ago

      That’s bad, but at the very least, Windows can be customized to hide all that crap. Some options are up front, some require a lot more digging, but it can be de-advertised. Xbox is way more locked down.

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        11 months ago

        The first thing I do on any new Windows install is turn web results off in search. This resolves the exact problem people are constantly complaining about.

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      11 months ago

      I’ve never seen an ad on Windows 10 or 11. Been using 11 for over a year at this point. The start menu just has my pinned apps and recent files.

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        11 months ago

        There may be regional differences, depending on how much local laws allow Microsoft to profit off of you…