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Windows users will do everything, including using a soon unsupported and insecure, outdated version of this proprietary garbage, instead of just switching to a better OS
Don't lump us all together. Windows users are just linux users who aren't there yet.
I moved early this year and haven't had significiant problems, though I'm IT savvy and can code my way around my issues. Linux is great, and I'd been halfway there for a long time, but Windows had the edge on gaming and simplicity. They fucked up, though when they started pushing for AI and Win11, at least for me. Where the Rubicon lies will be different for everyone, but it does exist for many.
We win by couching linux as the place to go to escape corporate focus and greed, not by being elitist.
I'm sorry, but no. Absolutely not.
You want to install Windows without giving up all of your personal information to a greedy corporation that will sell it or use it to train AI? Too bad, gotta figure out how to launch the command line during the OOBE process (it's
Shift + F10btw) and figure out which command to enter (btw it'soobe\bypassnro), then restart your PC to reload the OOBE, just so you can avoid the absolutely brain-dead account requirement. Simple, right?You want to stop Windows from using Edge by default? Very simple, just download this tool from GitHub.
You want to get rid of Microsoft Edge? Just a couple of PowerShell commands. Very simple, very intuitive, very user-friendly, right?
You want to do anything that you as an end user aren't meant to do? Have fun and dive into
regedit, while always having to fear that you might brick your system.You want to disable Recall/Copilot/whatever they call their AI garbage? Too bad, you can't. It's baked into the system specifically in a way that makes it impossible to remove. What a fucking simple and intuitive operating system. Always works like a charm and lets me do whatever I want.
Most people don't care about the same things you care about. I do, and still find managing windows easier but I agree not everyone will because I also care about things like tpm support and kernel signing. Windows does all these things with no hoops, making it simpler for my use case. I've never had a registry entry brick anything.
I'm not super controlling, so I don't feel an overriding need to remove edge just because it's there. I used Rufus to bypass tpm and web login support with 2 checkboxes. Life just isn't that hard.
For someone who doesn't care at all, windows is significantly easier.
It really varies on what distro/DE/etc. you choose. Many are very simple and user friendly.
Just found a post on !pcmasterrace@lemmy.world that sums this up pretty well: https://lemmy.ca/post/26083247
Oh I do believe that most people absolutely fucking hate Edge and want to get rid of it. I'm also pretty sure that people aren't interested in creating an account that has basically no benefits, while just being annoying as fuck.
UEFI secure boot and the TPM API are fundamentally broken and provide nothing more than an illusion of security. If you want to see what a proper secure boot setup looks like, take a look at Android Verified Boot with an actual hardware secure element (e.g. the Google Titan M2). UEFI secure boot only exists to comply with standards and certifications written by people who know nothing about security.
Creating Windows installation media in general is a great topic, why the actual fuck does Microsoft not provide a bootloader in their ISO images?!? I recently wanted to create a Windows 11 install USB drive, but I didn't have any working Windows installation at that time. I can't create a Windows USB from macOS or Linux, because I need to use Microsoft's stupid Media Creation Tool, which, guess what, only works on Windows. I need Windows in order to install fucking Windows. This is so insanely stupid.