eneplinuxoid
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Dec 26, 2024 8:20 PM
eneplinuxoid
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neptix
The day they included spotify in a critical security update was the day I switche to Linux and never looked back
bripi
What in the fuck??
neptix
That was pretty much my reaction
Hexidimentional
Boy i cant wait to say no to microsoft 365 for the 101rst time!
TheobromineAddict
Enshittification incoming!
kInADress
Go Linux. If you're new to this, I'd say try Kubuntu https://kubuntu.org/ - it'll be familiar and you should be up and running in no time. You can even just try it off a USB drive without committing to anything!
A friend just tried it on her old laptop and her first reaction was "wow, it's so fast again". It's really user friendly these days and in a lot of ways it's easier than Windows :)
eneplinuxoid
Thanks for the advice of course. But I'm an old Linux follower. At work and at home, even on a laptop, there is Linux
kInADress
Oh, well maybe advice for others reading then :)
Lucky you, only Linux at my job is in a VM
eneplinuxoid
Why on VM?
kInADress
We're forced to use Windows. Which I didn't mind before, but it's progressively gone to shit
SchmotGuys
gumshoe99
Did something specific happen or just referring to M$ being shit as usual?
ruint
they fixed that: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-11-installation-media-bug-causes-security-update-failures/
mineoc
Linux. I just switched recently.
anonymkonto
I'm going to wait until valve releases steamOS for public consumption, I'm so ready to leave Microsoft in the dust
achi5
you are right
TacticoolWolf
oh look, Onedrive is back and really wants my money..
bripi
True. And it's always more than one. And it always - ALWAYS - does something fucky to my HDMI connection which no longer works after **every fucking update**. I don't know what it is, it's a cheap POS Dell laptop that works absolutely fine all the time EXCEPT after a Windows update. Fuckers.
420supercoolusername69
Followed by updates from every vendor my companies use…
ariania
as it should be. (im in cyber security).
vissago
Cpthornswoggler
It gave me no option but to download and update to windows 11, so I quickly filled the HD up. Now it just keeps trying a failing due to no space. I'm not going to win the war, but I'm hanging in there for now.
NotTinyPancakes
mine tells me im not compatible and to upgrade xD
PocketCleric
you can edir the registry keys to force your comp to stay on one version.....
LittleBuddyBeni
my cpu/mobo is too old and dont have TMP or whatever it's called so it just tells me my computer is too shit and i should get a better one so they can fuck me up.
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
They apparently did a rollback on this realizing too many people don't have it so now you'll update but have this weird watermark saying you're a scrub that doesn't have tmp.
lilbrother
cousteau
"tHeRe'Ll Be No MoRe VeRsIoNs AfTeR wInDoWs 10"
Xenarion
Enshittification.
SpaceCoyote300
24h2 completely fucked my graphics, BSoD every day now.
FlashHardwood
Unnecessary UI updates incoming!!!!!!
VodkaReindeer
https://www.windowslatest.com/2024/12/22/asus-bombards-windows-11-with-christmas-exe-malware-like-christmas-wreath-banner/
ralmar414
And the bastards keep pushing AI too. We neither need nor want it.
BenHobson
At least not the way they are trying to force it down our throats. I have been using it quite a bit for work recently, and it's a great tool, but not every situation requires a hammer so to speak.
ProfFurryPaws
Had the update break my toolbars today. It reset and resorted my start menu too. Yay :(
discotheque42
Built my own computer, doesn't meet requirements to update to 11.
Hkafodays
Just hang in there, they'll "revise" the requirements again. When they notice no one's upgrading.
Zetor
Have fun getting your settings back!
diezl97
Unneccessary and unwanted AI features, and additional surveillance.
TheMysteriousTraveller
CrowdStrike has entered the chat.
coothlesscthulhu
Erumun
i just built a new PC and put windows on it cause i don't know anything about linux. how badly did i just fuck up.
johnvilnis
They should rethink they stopping if support for Windows 10 in 2025 too.
Way too many people are not upgrading to Windows 11 because it is not trusted.
TheOneWhoFoundSauce
The worst part is lack of "Don't remind me until I HAVE to update" option.
Kotarisu
I prefer the "fck off and leave me alone until the heat death of the universe" option.
JayKay2024
JayKay2024
mektel
Recently went full Linux. Zero regrets. Been over microsoft's garbage policies for a while. If they just put out a lightweight version that wouldn't spy I'd have been fine but literally every step they take is in the wrong direction.
ariania
Working in cyber security i can say that we actually prefer MacOS and Linux (as targets), usually its a bounch of people who think they know better while there are far less security mechanics in place for the OS:es. So its easy picking of high value targes (developers, infrastructure, IT etc).
johnson442
The ONLY reason I have a Windows disk in my computer is so I can run Runescape! I shut down Ubuntu, boot up windows, and after it deigns to allow me to use it, I play my game for a while, and then drop it and go back to Linux land.
ItsLike3AM
Why? You can run Runescape on Linux natively or via Proton.
johnson442
Okay, I've heard of Proton, but I've been ADHDing a bunch of other things instead of working on that. Sadly, Linux may never be out-of-the-box ready for most folks. *I've* had to study up on it to even be able to sift out all the possible answers to a few problems/settings I find on the internet!
smashpro1
https://support.runescape.com/hc/en-gb/articles/206659489-Linux-native-clients