Yeah, I see no examples.

The ‘activity’ makes the OS better by reporting trouble areas to the developers. -Specifically, what’s going wrong for you. Microsoft has been in business for decades and has more than earned trust.

Conspiracy theories don’t make a point.

what does it matter?

Propaganda.

Right, The only people concerned about Telemetry are conspiracy theorists. The other 80% of people don’t care, and a good amount of them understand that it’s used for improving software.

What Linux advocates call ads are introductions to features and things that would benefit them, and they’re far easier to turn off than switching OSes.

Many of us have been using Windows without ever encountering a virus. -I went out of my way to get one so I could test my skills on it (only time and I’m 55).

There are far more than just ‘kernel level AC games’. We’ve seen this propaganda for years while Proton keeps realease new compatibility updates. Also, even your Linux loving LTT called ProtonDB a what? Only recently did WINE (not Proton) fix the frame timing issue that made some games unbeatable mid-game (far worse than not working).

Most people aren’t bothering with an email client these days.

What is so precious on Linux that you cannot do on Windows? Dynamic Tiling? - Komorebi. TUI file manager? -Yazi. Custom themes, and bars? -Yep. Bash? -Yep (along with uutils). GPU accelerated terminal emulator? - multiple including Windows Terminal.

What you’re giving up on Linux is most professional industry standard productivity software, and many of the games real gamers actually want to play (not all crap that pirates collect). You’re giving up security by default (Arch, Gentoo and the like along with TWMs will have people storing browser passwords in the equivalent of a text file for just one example). You give up an OS that evolved to deal better without ECC memory (todays Windows is far more resilient to bitflips).

Even FOSS software runs better on Windows. VLC causing Linux to seize was just one of many examples.

So yes, I agree that for 99.9% of people, dual booting is a waste of disk space.

Which helps contribute to resale value which contributes to initial sale value.

They do make a small profit off those phones, while you could’ve simply hit them where it counts with ad-blocking and tracker protection.

You’re making a claim, and proof you’re wrong is all around you. Sorry, I don’t deal with delusional people well.

Oh, so you know how to source something and still refuse to back your claim that Linux is more secure.

I would love it if LiGNUts could use a search engine. -But nah, they’ll wait hours and lean on others for an answer they could obtain in seconds. “cite your source” -Is the internet not at your fingertips?

Compared to what? You cannot honestly argue that Linux has better security. It’s not even a priority of Torvalds and he gets angry about too much security infringing on userspace. Everyone also knows BSD is more secure by default. We’re also talking just the kernel with Linux. Add all the ‘hobby’ type garbage that comes with DEs and you’re no longer using a kernel as your propaganda. Windows has improved vastly since the 90s when people just played mild pranks and no one was banking online.

Windows has a lot more security than Linux (which lags). Every time Windows comes out with a new technology like secure boot, Linux users will scoff and down-play it until they catch up. And this happens with more than just security.

Also, Linux has way too many toolkits. If you want all the best apps; you need to add many whole toolkits which dramatically change the footprint. All new icons, dependencies, fonts, etc. Initial installs make a great first impression, and the rest is blamed on ‘your fault’, ‘pebkac’, ‘skill issue’. -Because it’s a religion.

Skill issue

11 is fine. I don’t miss XP, 7,or 10 at all. 11 is an upgrade.

If you continue wasting your opportunity here, I’ll just block you here too. I’m not into wasting time.

Imagine correcting me on anything. Everyone criticizing the community has the opportunity and NEVER does. Maybe because I’m right and not deceiving people and turning them into hardened Microsoft fans.

If you point out any where I’m wrong, I will correct it. So far, none of the LiGNUxers are. AFAICS they work for Microsoft. It’s like when I was into conspiracy theories and wondered why Alex Jones wasn’t easily recognized for the controlled opposition, he is.

Please read what I wrote again. I’m not about arguing with someone who glazes.

‘works on my machine’ -one of the most ignorant arguments.

The same model Motherboards can have different sound, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth chips.

You’re trusting unsigned, reverse engineered, and amateur developed drivers in ring 0 which can possibly damage your hardware and firmware.

It’s not something to casually recommend people do.