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Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft's Embrace of AI Slop (futurism.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [M] to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
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[–] 2 points 10 months ago (7 children)

True. The only reason my PC doesn't run W11 is because I can't be arsed to mess with the drive for that secure boot bollocks.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    What's the reasons not to try a Linux live boot though (Mint seems popular for first timers), and see if you like the look & feel? No need to install anything, but yes you need to disable secure boot possibly (temporarily to boot from USB)

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Oh I've got a mini PC for Linux, and a Legion Go S for gaming, but I need my main one for work.

    Much easier to use Windows than convince thousands of customers to swap and rewrite 20 years of code in something else.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Ah, work. Understood. I migrated my work tasks away from stuff needing windows to avoid that dependency :)

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

    I did advocate for Linux at one point, but any issues quickly became my issues for recommending it, so I stopped.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I can see that happening... People somehow refuse to learn, yet at the same time they run to computer-savy family / friends whenever their windows breaks. I put a dead stop to Windows support for my parents ages ago - I told them "if you won't let me teach you how to help yourself, then I can't help you anymore"

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