• @[email protected]
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    222 months ago

    Why does every mention or discussion of any annoyance in Windows immediately turn into a “install Linux” thread on here?

    Sure, Linux might solve the immediate problem for the affected individual (and probably introduce a bunch of new ones as Linux isn’t always as easy to use as advocates try to convince people it is) but it doesn’t solve the larger issue - Microsoft needs to be held accountable for horrible design decisions and anti-consumerist practices.

    Not everyone can, or will, switch to Linux. No matter how hard people champion that cause. And even if they do, it’s a process that will take time. In the immediate, lots of people stand to benefit from Microsoft not pulling this sort of bs, and it’s entirely justified to complain about it to make them walk back this decision.

    • @hangonasecond
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      102 months ago

      People moving away from Microsoft is literally how Microsoft will be held accountable though

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      I think it’s safe to say that the Lemmy user base trends a bit more “computer nerd” than the general public. So we generally have more people that already use Linux, and more people that could reasonably benefit from switching.

      Plus of course moving off of windows is one of the most effective ways to show your displeasure with Microsoft.