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[–] gigachad@piefed.social 116 points 22 hours ago (48 children)

I am usually not that guy, but honestly, why not just install Linux Mint at this point

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 72 points 22 hours ago (43 children)

Because some people still require windows for what ever reason and also it's fun to resist corporate bullshit by spitting in their face.

Personally I switched to Bazzite for my gaming rigs and Mint for everything else, but I wont judge anyone who wants to stay on windows despite the hostility microsoft has for its user base and I say more power to them.

Those who stand defiant in the face of overwhelming odds are exactly the sort of folk I like.

[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 13 points 21 hours ago (37 children)

How is continuing to use their product (thus being farmed for telemetry and other revenues) defiant in any way?

The reality is you and others are afraid of change. There is no windows-only program I can't run. Your defiance is futile and you're the only one suffering, not Microsoft.

[–] IdleSheep@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (3 children)

The reality is you and others are afraid of change. There is no windows-only program I can't run.

Well I'm glad you represent everybody.

People who need to use software like the Adobe suite professionally? They should just abandon their whole career and not use Adobe. Being unemployed will really show em.

[–] relativestranger@feddit.nl 1 points 2 hours ago

if you're being paid to run windows software.. that's a little different.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 14 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Every time this topic comes up, you'd think that all Windows users are all professional graphic designers who use AutoCAD and also play Valorant professionally.

[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I can run adobe software in Linux.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Ok but what if someone breaks into my house and is holding a shotgun to my wife's head and is telling me to run windows. What then huh? Linux people think everything is so easy.

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