This. I mainly keep Windows around on my old laptop for Office development and I don’t need another subscription so won’t pay for 360. I’ll most likely just stop messing with Office and give Windows the boot altogether. Some of my computers already run Linux (mainly Debian). Office and SubtitleEdit have kept my laptop on Windows 10, but fuck getting ads from the OS.
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ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Microsoft believes if they worsen the enshitification of Windows 10, more people will just upgrade to 11 quicker.
I decided to move to Linux and my other family went with Macbooks.
watson387@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I can not stress how strongly I am opposed to ads.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Sadly, I’m at a Microsoft office and do not have this option for my work machine.
It does look like I’ll be forced into Linux on my personal machine before too long, though.
ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Not much to be done with a work machine, but for personal use, I believe the more people moving away from Windows the better.
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
Lucky for me I only use my windows work laptop to remote into Linux.
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Similarly, I use my windows work laptop for accessing remote (usually Linux) systems, and a few specific apps that are windows only.
My desktops are Linux (and of course my servers here as well), and I have a windows VM for those tools that are windows only that I need. Which I’ve modified that VM heavily to not have the normal junk from windows.
A recent decision for “security” will require using AAD joined machines only to access email/teams/etc. I was going to make an exception for my machines, then decided against it. My laptop now just sits off to the side, with only teams and outlook running, and its basically all I’ll use it for.
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
Well, I actually use Linux to remote into my work computer, to remote into Linux. I hate using a laptop at my desk, so I just stuck it on the shelf near the router.
NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s like riding a chariot made of dog shit into a wonderful land of freedom
aniki@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
That sucks. I use Ubuntu and SSH into redhat machines.