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What are the silliest reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux? (no.lastname.nz)
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The best one I've ever heard is they like the Microsoft wallpapers. Yes i told them you can use them on linux too. But they argued with me that they wouldn't be compatible.

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 29 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Last week I was told that someone I know was going to install windows 11 instead of Linux because they worry about privacy...

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is the BS I came to this thread for!

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They also went and bought a TPM module... You know for privacy...

I can not fathom it, they are going from windows 7 to 11... same hardware.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

...... you're making that up.....if not? Someone is due for a trepanation session....

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wish I was. Worst part is this is someone I have not talked to in a while then they ask me tips on how to use windows 11 out of the blue. I don't use windows 11, I then had a bit of a crash out when this reasoning came out of me asking why.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Ooooooof.....✊ The struggle is real fam

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd like to legitimately know the possible rationalization that came to that conclusion

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

My thought is that they must be doing this just to get under people's skin, it is so aggressively stupid it has to be some sort of contrarian shit.