Linux mint is perfect for my needs, and its pretty cool once you get used to doing stuff in terminal, although its still very user friendly for most. Microslop can suck my nuts.
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Microsoft needs to die.
I remember saying that in the early 2000s...
10 years ago I would have said maybe. Now? Practicly everything that you run on Windows will run, in some form or another, on Linux. Even the hard to crack gaming is now becoming a non issue. There really is no point in Windows any longer.
I had no idea how easy gaming had got since my last attempt with Linux. That was until the most recent Microsoft bugs erased all my files... I was so enraged I didn't even try to recover them, I just installed linux mint. Found out I could indeed play the couple games I've been holding on to windows for. Haven't booted windows since.
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You need to abandon windows. You know their goals. You know they can't be trusted. Stop giving them chances to get it right and fuck you.
Why is .NET bad now?
I wonder if they see the constant, gigantic updates to the framework distributable and think that's a bad thing somehow.
and developers
Windows developers largely use Windows Server or Enterprise, neither of which have telemetry, spying, ads, or AI, depending on group policy.
I'm a little confused by the inclusion of .NET. Most Windows developers actively use that.
A lot of games actually require it too
.Net
With many critical apps still running on Windows only, Windows needs to get worse!
To push those software companies over to embrace Linux finally. Then the users can follow.
It's easier to just use Linux.
the fact that you list .net shows you dont have the knowledge to make this claim
That's just Windows without a lot of the bad stuff. Microsoft will never do it because they earn money from it.
No .NET 😂 what's still running after that?
I logged out back in December and haven't used or needed Windows since. Fedora Linux is my pick for a Windows replacement.
What is wrong with .NET, it's very useful when running applications which require it which of course is basically every application in a corporate environment.
But yeah all the other things are fine.
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windows lite
So you mean Linux? No telemetry? No ads? No AI? No .net? Also just works? Also free? Also free as in beer?
Yeah, people need Linux
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What you're describing is the LTSC IoT editions, which are what I run on my Windows boxes.
Seconded. I moved to Win10 LTSC IoT on some, Bazzite on others, and haven't looked back.
I'm never loading naked spyware Win11 again.
When forced to move off win10iot I'll go to win11iot for anything mission critical for windows.
But by then I'd better be 90% MacOS/Linux.
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Do i have news for you, youll need .net.
Either for windows stuff, or for your games ( most likely launchers )
Windows losing noticeable numbers of users is a huge net gain for society. Hopefully it continues, regardless of Microslop's actions.
Microsoft is losing Builders fast.
Good.
This is why Microsoft needs Windows Lite.
No, Windows needs to lose more users. Hope they never change.
.NET is just a runtime, not problematic at all, and definitely doesn’t deserve to be lumped in with ads, spyware, and AI.
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If a "lite" version removed their ability to spy on you they'd have to charge you $4,000/year for the privilege, just to make up the difference.
If you want Windows Lite then you might as well commit to Linux.
Plenty of YouTube videos on tons of different distros for anyone to find their starter distro that's similar to Windows.
Install Linux, Problem Solved.
What's wrong with .NET?
to little, not late. Been a avid windows user since `95, used all of them up to 11 no exception, pivoted 3 years ago to linux, and at this point there is literally not a thing that will bring me back. Linux is 1000x better for me, free of charge, more polished, faster, better looking, no BS, and if there IS any bs, i can move to another distro that i like. There is literally not a single thing. Those kernel level anti cheat games... fuck em, i got 1000's of games to play that work on steam and gog and uplay and battle.net and all other platforms flawlessly no problem and been waiting to play em.
Isnt that basically enterprise?
It was my understanding enterprise edition stripped out all that bullshit.
The author of the blog is living in dreamland. Microsoft will never release Windows Lite because, to management, Windows is a conduit for AI and subscriptions.
Linux is the answer.
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why would they? the telemetry, spying and bloatware is the whole idea for them. At least for regular users. We are the product and the data they harvest from us and ads they force on us is the point. And why would they care, majority of people just sticks with whatever was presented to them first. No matter how much bloat and spyware they add, majority will never care enough to do anything about it because it doenst directly affect them beyond slowing the computer down, which they think will be solved by buying a new one.
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