• circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    The shift of Windows from traditional OS to spyware subscription behemoth has been discussed for a long time. It’s happening now. Linux is the clear solution for the moment for anyone who values privacy and having the hardware they paid for do what they want.

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      1 year ago

      I agree, but most businesses will probably still stick with whatever Windows version fits their IT environment best. I like running Linux distro’s but most companies i would argue just want to offer Windows because (1: People in the company know something about how it works and switching to anything else will be difficult and (2: Windows works pretty well in an AD and Entra ID environment, especially if there is any On-prem Windows or Azure hosted infra involved.

      So for individuals i can really see this being a good reason to switch to a popular distro and maybe for specific companies with some knowledge, or if they were to only use SaaS web apps. But most of them, will not change how they operate because of privacy concerns or subscription costs. Windows is not going anywhere, any time soon. But yeah, if you care enough i would recommend running at least a distro in dual boot. Not sure if enough people actually care to make it more common though.