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[–] 99 points 4 months ago (11 children)

Linux users aren't "afraid" of Winslop. They simply avoid the shite.

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  • [–] 52 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    In fact Linux users are the last people to be afraid of Windows.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    I've been using Linux exclusively for about 6 years now (god...) and I'm terrified whenever I have to tinker with a windows machine at work. everything is so incredibly obtuse and arcane and ive forgotten all about it by now

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I find it utterly confusing.

    I had to troubleshoot a family member's computer, and the amount of redundant but separate systems floating around in it is insane. A Onedrive integrated into the OS, a separate Onedrive for syncing specific folders, yet another OneDrive to access work resources. 365 for office, 365 for OneDrive, 365 for Teams. Don't even get me started on Copilots being tossed around everywhere.

    Half of these systems are auto-logged in during startup, the other prompting they need logins, and most of which flag for space issues and subscription notices.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Ok that's almost definitely a user error. Has to be. Not even winslop is that bloated by default yet

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    bloat accumulated over the lifetime of Win10 -> Win11.

    Microsoft attempting to "unify" brands but instead causing massive confusion is the root cause.

    Does the Onedrive integrated into Windows 11 replace the one that is a standalone taskbar app? Maybe? They certainly can't be the same thing because the taskbar Onedrive wasn't signed in on boot while the Windows 11 account is a Microsoft 365 online account.

    Is the Microsoft 365 Personal subscription going to cover Microsoft Teams that work requires? Maybe not? I mean, it was previously Skype, and before that Lync.

    And is Outlook or Outlook (New) prompting a sign in?

    I couldn't begin to explain what went wrong and how to prevent such bloat in the future, because it was all official Microsoft software. There was nothing to "avoid" doing in the future. No teachable moment. Microsoft did this themselves.

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    [–] 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Linux people feel dirty when they use windows…avoiding windows conserves water since they have to take less showers

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago

    Windows is afraid of me

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Who's making DefenestrateOS?

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I'd add Eric Clapton's kids to that short list

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago*

    I'm not afraid of Windows. We just don't like each other. Also, i disassembled it one time too many.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    Come to think of it Putin himself avoids windows.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Windows isn't scary. It's weird and kind of pathetic. Always has been.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Nah, it's Windows (or, rather, Microsoft) that is (or at least should be) afraid of us and our growing numbers :P

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Firstly, there's the incorrect assumption that Linux users don't use Microsoft's Windows operating system because they're afraid of it. This may or may not have something to do with the fact that "phobia" has two meanings in modern parlance, one which means fear and the other that extends to mean hatred.

    But you probably know all that.

    The other part is that it's surprisingly common for detractors of the Russian state to "accidentally" fall out of a window. This then appears in the news. We know it wasn't an accident. The Russian state knows it wasn't an accident. We know they know and they know we know, but there's no proof and no investigation, so it was an accident. Got it? Good.

    And so detractors of the Russian state are also afraid of windows.

    Personally, I think Putin should spend a lot more time near them.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_Russia-related_deaths_since_2022#Suspicious_deaths

    Especially in 2022-2025 death by falling seed to be trending.

    That being said: I am fleeing big tech social media for some non-dividing 'old internet' distraction on the Fediverse. Please help us enjoy our time here by not bringing the geopolitical reality to every sub. OS and browser wars allowed of course.

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