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Microsoft revives aggressive Windows 11 upgrade campaign with intrusive popups for Windows 10 users (www.techspot.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago

People still use macrosh!t? 🧐

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Trust bust tech

[–] [email protected] 46 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

lol my reasonably good gaming pc doesn't even meet the minimum system requirements. I don't have anything with a cpu that's in the "list of approved CPUs" 😎. Guess I can't use Windows even if I wanted to. 🤷

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

There’s a reason everyone says “Just use Linux”

[–] [email protected] 44 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I jumped onboard last weekend. Built my new computer from parts because I couldn't find a system I liked that didn't come with a Windows license, and I refuse to pay for a shitty OS I won't use.

I installed Mint have been happily gaming for just over a week now. I even upgraded my kernel when I came home for lunch one day. That's not something you can say about Windows!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago

I'd recommend staying with your current distro if you're happy with it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

that's awesome, i'd recommend trying out EndeavorOs for your next distro

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[+] [email protected] -10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (9 children)

Everyone says to just keep it at Windows 10 or that Windows 11 is not that bad as that's the majority of people. It's a small group that says to just use Linux, and if you think it's everyone it suggests you are in an echo chamber/don't participate widely enough in various communities.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As a Windows 10 user who tried Win 11, it's super gross. I'm hoping to get my shit together enough to convert to linux this year before Microsoft forces my hand.

If Microsoft forces my hand it'll probably mean a month without gaming and I'll be a sad, sad boy.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you find a community like that then they are too tech illiterate to be taking advice from

If you have to be on Windows then you have to upgrade

If you can’t upgrade/want a better experience then it’s Linux

There should be no “stay on Windows 10” group because it will be EOL in a year

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Eh I'm glad that's for you and you're happy, and I know Lemmy might as well be the Linux fan club, but for me personally?

I've tried to switch to Linux on 2 occasions in the past (mid to late 00s and again in the mid 20-teens) and both times I found the conversion process tedious, the experience within the system to be one that felt like I was constantly fighting the system to accomplish my goals, and ultimately after giving it a few months each time, was absolutely relieved and delighted to finally give it up and go back to Windows each time. I tried at least 4 different flavors as well, so I don't think it was so much that I just happened to not like one specific software, but rather that my primary annoyance was that I just wanted Windows and none of the Linux substitutes were it.

I'm sure a lot of that is simply being used to Windows after using it since the early to mid 90s, and I'm not saying Windows is perfect by any means...but for me at least, even a slightly annoying Windows experience will remain preferable to me over a third attempt to switch to Linux for the foreseeable future.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

It's really so much better. I'm going on a year now since I ditched windows and I have to say it's been great and there's nothing I miss about windows.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

My machine can't handle that upgrade and I've not gotten any popups, thankfully.

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