Windows Continues to Get Worse

Today I talk about Windows and why Linux will eventually be the victor, even if it takes forever.
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[ErdrickHero]

If Microsoft would have just kept repackaging Windows 7 with security updates and new themes, I probably would have kept eating it up. They probably could have squeezed $50 out of me every 8 years or so. But the telemetry, advertising, and removal of existing features is unacceptable. Now they will be getting $0 from me forever.

[xellaz]

Windows 7 was the last good Windows OS. I knew I had to switch to Linux soon after Windows 10 got announced. Glad I did! 👍

[marcs]

I think most people don't care about the ads (I do care, but many regular people don't). The biggest problem is that Windows 11 requires lots of people to buy a new computer while support for Windows 10 is ending.

So people have the option to buy a new expensive computer, or just install Linux and keep using their existing PC.

And we live in a time people use their browser for everything anyways. Migrating to Linux is easier nowadays. Microsoft doesn't care as long as you still use their cloud services.

[roguedotsly]

imagine paying for an OS and you get ads thrown on your face. disgrace of an OS.

[SecretAgentBartFargo]

Windows wants me to conform. Linux sets me free.

[retrojon_]

Windows 10 was alright for me but Windows 11 was the nail in the coffin. I played with Linux a little bit in the past and even got my dad using it so it was only a matter of time. Been running Mint for a month now and my laptop has never run this smooth without overheating! I'm enjoying the ride and never looking back.

[no-stresscat]

Most the people I know have never even heard of Linux. We need to get the word out more.

[Karn]

I recently made the switch to Linux. You can see the writing on the wall with windows. The big thing was gaming, the fact that it is mostly usable out of the box made the switch worth it. I found my photoshop alternative with Krita, and I like it much more. It was only a matter of time for me to make the switch. My next system was going to be Linux, I wasn't buying another windows key. The fact the switch happened now is great. Once I make my next system, I shouldn't have any problems.

[ScottA-hpgk]

I feel like Valve actually is in a good position to release SteamOS and get a lot of gamers to switch

[davidmartin]

It's less about Linux as an operating environment and more about software availability and compatibility.

[tigerscott]

Windows 7 was Microsoft's best consumer operating system...

Windows 11 is on my "don't bother with it" list...

Microsoft Office checked out of reality in 2014...thanks.

[DV-mlfm]

I'm just happy I switched to linux full time many years ago.

[Xaito]

I wanted to switch to Linux ever since Windows 8. I was planning to boycott Win 10 because of it increasingly siphoning user data, taking away user agency etc. Having to fight your OS to stop it from installing things you don't want meant it's inherently untrustworthy which is not a good thing for an OS. Gaming on linux wasn't quite there yet back in the day and It's been too convenient to just upgrade windows to 10. So I stuck around and my next plan was to ride out windows 10 until they sunset it, then switch. Definitely no Win 11 for me.
But then MS expedited my leaving. They started shoving more cloud services onto my machine without me agreeing to it, then they made a new EULA that basically said my PC would belong to their AI.
Thanks to Steam Deck I knew that Linux gaming actually was in a great place these days. I made the switch over half a year ago now and never looked back. I don't dual boot or anything and I don't miss a thing. Thanks MS for finally giving me the necessary incentive to step out of my comfort zone.

[Schnurception]

Worst features recently added in Windows:
I can't open the recycle bin via the search bar.
I can't use my keyboard in the lock screen after starting, I have to use my mouse

[knightmaremedia]

Windows user here, heres what I can not stand with the o/s

1) microsoft insatiable desire to force you into a online user account just to use your computer.

2) the stripping of control away from the end user.

3) the amount of telemetry, spying that's happening in the background.

4) advertisements....just no.

So, it really is like you don't own your own computer with a windows o/s. I'd switch to Linux in a heartbeat if gaming was flawless, I could mod my games etc etc.

Chrome o/s is a no go for me. Google is just a giant spy machine and arbiter of approved information. Not a chance I'll use it. Bad enough I'm using a phone with their Spyware all in it.

I'm excited for Linux. Truly. I hope it's their to save us all in the end.

[tom-hykn]

I am glad my Windows 7 crashed and I installed Linux, I didn't have to deal with Windows 8. Just the fact that I could only install the Window 7 CD I paid $100 for on one of my computers pissed me off.

[OmnisR]

Microsoft made Windows users into guests. This is true as some part of the OS is off limit, like the Edge browser that user cannot uninstall, and it shouldn't be this way. If your house has some rooms that are off limit, is it your house? Maybe I went too far but no doubt that if Microsoft keep on doing what they are doing, at one point Windows users will be all guest users, and the OS will ask for subscriptions. There is nothing much the users can do because ultimately it is a Microsoft product, it is Microsoft's will.

Linux on the other hand, is made by people who just want something that can run well. It is common interest, minus the drive to make more money. And there is a clear distinction about making money in Linux: the enterprise Linux for business, and it has been successful because it marketed where it should be. Things just work wonders when it follows the simple rule of a time and a place for everything.

[AllieRX]

I think the Steam Deck played a major role in the 2%-4% growth of Linux.

[MarkusHobelsberger]

A lot of people keep using Windows, because they are afraid of change. Meanwhile they don't notice, that Windows is changing for the worse all the time. I use Windows computers for work and it's okay for that, but I fear the switch to Windows 11 already today...
Windows 7 really was the pinnacle of Windows' quality curve.

[xszl]

W2k was the best. Had so many w2k bots at the time.
W7 is the last I ever used.
Mandrake 5 was the first I used and now Mint is my fav.
Why would one accept adds on an OS you pay for?
Thats ridiculous.