jaxtracks 26 minutes ago

I've just started running windows 11 on a transformer tablet I couldn't get Linux to fully support. I was dreading it and expected to find it so annoying that I would sell the device since all I hear is messaging like this, but I've actually been really pleasantly surprised.

I ran a powershell script I found to de-bloat it and remove ai features and telemetry, then installed chocolatey and WSL and had all my usual apps and my Nix managed dev env going inside and hour. I don't see what all these AI features are that people are complaining about, and I don't see ads or anything.

Yeah, I prefer Linux and am always weary of Microsofts tactics in open source, but what specifically makes Windows so incredibly awful?

surcap526 an hour ago

Microsoft is spying on people with planned obsolescence scams.

pipeline_peak 3 hours ago

Or non tech people in the real world just need to run their programs.

  • hulitu an hour ago

    > Or non tech people in the real world just need to run their programs.

    By being constantly harassed by "prompts". "We help you", "We are preparing things for you". /s

    • pipeline_peak an hour ago

      What are you running Vista in a 2007 “Get a Mac” commercial?

      As a developer, I rarely see prompts other than dialog asking when I’d like to update.