Just two years ago I switched back from popos to Windows for HDR (no mainline support at the time), Logitech gaming mouse/keyboard support (basic m/k functionality worked but the programmable keys were spotty), motherboard temperature monitoring SW (motherboard too new to get reliable values), and occasional instability or weird rendering in gaming (Nvidia).

Linux works great for some scenarios. Development in Linux is great. But it depends on your use cases.

I think people interpreted my comment differently than I expected. Most people are Linux users because they like tinkering with their computer. That takes time. Getting all your devices/accessories/accounts working on Linux that used to work on other OSes takes time because they probably don’t have 1st party support. Otherwise you can use Android or Apple or whatever and just take what you get with less tinkering.

I’ve been using the same pro Windows license that I got for free in college and have never paid Microsoft a dime. I don’t know of any forced subscription fees. Paying for more cloud storage, etc. is a shitty practice but certainly not unique to MS.

That’s easy to solve. We just give them an allergy service dog that warns about potential allergens and chases them away if needed.

The difference with Linux is that instead of investing money into your ecosystem, you invest your time. What is worth more to you?

Genius, it’s like a tax on walking. If you could get anywhere by walking in America, these would be all over the place.

My trick is to start by adding “don’t send” in the BCC line of every email first thing. Then only remove it after writing and double checking everything.

If you try to send it before removing the “don’t send” text, Outlook will show a prompt that it doesn’t recognize the email address and will ask you to confirm before sending.