I'd say, in addition to what the other reply said, that signs have been pointing to them moving in a subscription focused direction. Most notably Xbox game pass, office, and the increasing enshittification of Windows in general with each new version.
afromustache
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Me af
(I saw the typo after I screenshotted and didn't feel like fixing it)
Also the entirety of the last 30 years of us politics
It'll be like the tv license inspectors in the UK but they'll be armed
Thanks! I really appreciate the advice. I may try it out tomorrow on my day off.
I've thought about transitioning to Linux before but I think now is the time as using Microsoft's products honestly just makes me feel a little gross given everything going on with the company.