This is Internet Explorer all over again

With Window 11, Microsoft AND America being horribly at the same time, whole countries are looking to replace their OS.

Alternative headline: Linux market share increased by 30% from november to january!

Switched to Linux recently, so good to see that I do my part on this statistic. It ain't much, but it's honest work.

That's a surprisingly large increase, wow. I switched back in 2017 and I've been using it ever since, but that's good to see other people are making the switch too.

Come on gang! Lets keep chugging - we can do this!

Ditched windows 10 for ubuntu when end of life was announced and haven't looked back.

They're approaching the trust thermocline, where the pain of leaving is smaller than the pain of staying.

I've been dual-booting for years. Made a big push to get the software I typically use on Windows to run on Ubuntu. Haven't touched Windows in about a month and it's wonderful. Haven't got gaming nailed down yet, going to try Bazzite on my desktop. Some of my more graphics-intensive games don't run well on Ubuntu. Pretty sure my desktop is compatible with Windows 11, I'll upgrade at some point but I still plan to only use it when it's necessary. Unfortunately it is necessary for me sometimes. I'll probably start making preparations soon switch to Win 11 and be prepared for that to fuck my Ubuntu partition, so that's probably when I'll install Bazzite as well. My old Lenovo tank is already Linux-only.

Did my part. I've made it known amongst friends, family and colleagues that

• support for 10 is ending
• some machines won't support Win 11 for no apparent technical reason (just to make them obsolete and boost sales of new tech)
• I'm willing to set up and support Linux systems for anyone willing to make the switch, thus possibly even prolonging the life of perfectly adequate hardware. (Only constraint: I declined switching people with strong software constraints that will not work or not work well on Linux and make them unhappy in the long run).

There were plenty of requests, including a small business, some absolute power users and even somebody on the other side of the globe. Everyone got a transition period, and since that is done, all machines have been chugging along without much issue. Support requests are near zero (and I do keep asking).

This may be my little bubble, anecdotal evidence and all that jazz. But from where I'm standing, this train has left the station, and it ain't comin' back.

It looks like Linux high in the last 12 months was about 12 months ago. It seems to be holding steady rather than growing. "Unknown" is growing the fastest.

Not an issue for me with my old machines that can't run Windows 11. Bit of a security risk, obviously, but it doesn't aggravate me every time I use it.

I like Windows 11. But only as a thoroughly neutered, disposable “secondary” OS to dual boot with Linux, to the extent that I could wipe my Windows partition without a care.

If I had to use Windows 11 as my only OS, I’d pull my hair out. Same with desktop Linux TBH. There’s stuff that’s just painful in both ecosystems.

Microsoft just wants our wallets lol.

How do I keep using windows 10 safely on my 12 year old PC? Just not connect to the Internet?

Windows 8, anyone? Anyone? Beuller?