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Is Windows 11 worth installing over 10? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@beehaw.org
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I don't really like Windows but it's for my gaming PC. My laptop does run linux. I don't know much of anything about 11 and whether it's better or not.

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[–] 26 points 3 years ago (5 children)

OP, thanks for being the sacrificial lamb here. Now I know never to ask a question about Windows if I don't want to hear irrelevant opinions from Linux snobs. Sorry you didn't get a lot of real answers.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Lemmy as a platform is built on FOSS. There are going to be Linux/FOSS advocates all over here.

    I say this as primarily a windows admin who recently started diving into Linux.

    The "real answer" is that Windows 10 is supported until October 2024. You have until then to make your decision or switch to an alternative because after that, W10 won't be getting more updates and you risk running an unsecure system at that point.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    There's a difference between advocating for Linux in its own threads or where especially relevant (no problem!) and every Windows question getting answered with just "use Linux instead!" (aggravating and unhelpful).

    I've certainly seen worse than this thread in this regard, however.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Its not a linux issue. If you go into linux threads there's plenty of people advocating for windows.

    Even through the question is asking about windows 10 vs 11 it still makes sense to suggest alternatives.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    Honestly, I completely agree with the sentiment, although in this particular case OP just asked "upgrade to 11 or Linux?" While indicating that they already have some degree of comfort with Linux after having it on a laptop, so the Linux advocates in this thread have a bit of a leg to stand on in this case.

    However: when there are questions like "how do I do X in Y software on Z operating system" it's completely valid to be frustrated with the evangelists who come out of the woodwork and say "just use this other OS" because it completely misses the point of the question.

    And that goes for Windows, Mac, and Linux evangelists.

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