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It can't be stopped (startrek.website)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 96 points 2 years ago (6 children)

After XP, Windows focused on adding crap to their aid that use unnecessary resources for crap things. I remember the Aqua look on Vista that sucked the life out of computers. Let’s not talk about Windows Me. Then 8 was a weird interface that no one liked and also not compatible with older machines. So XP is the most stable Windows os that can run on older devices.

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

    Though enshittification was coined, I think, with online services in mind, this is a perfect example of the process as it applies to an OS.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Very well said.

    Do you have any suggestions for people wanting to go back to an XP feeling?

    A particular distro of Linux, etc.?

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I second the recommendation of giving Linux Mint a shot. I didn't use XP extensively but Mint is low hassle and gets out of your way.

    I'm not sure it has quite the same feel, but closest I can think of that is also approachable coming from Windows. Obviously a lot of other distros also satisfy the "built by engineers" vibe.

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