At this point, I’d just be happy they’re switching off windows out of spite.

I’ve never been a Windows hater like some people in the industry, and have actually enjoyed and appreciated some of the weirdness and quirks from an OS perspective. I’ve also known

But man this Win11 stuff feels so fucking extreme it’s ridiculous. No I won’t use your MS account. I’d have switched over to Linux or BSD if it wasn’t for games/niche hardware (yes, I know of proton, but this is an HN thread so my personal anecdotes override your evidence)

Regular people don’t even know to be annoyed/angered by the login stuff. This is nerd maxxxxxing.

First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they attack you. Then you win.

J/k, but I still love Linux and as a family it admin, people in my sphere get pushed there.

I like Linux too. But also I can read the room.

I largely fit that - switched to macOS after Windows 7. I'm put off Linux because I use Excel all the time.

Switching costs a thousand plus dollars, or you can install this on your existing machine.

If it were only about money, Linux would’ve taken over 20 years ago.

Good thing then no one implied it was only about money. But yes, saving a grand or two is very important to the vast majority of people.

My point is people will either stay on windows or switch to Mac. Switching to Linux will be rare for users whether they have money or not.

Until they get their act together, if ever, of course. Much of Linux looks and functions literally identical to how it did 20 years ago.

And that’s a great thing in general. Innovations like forced online accounts, spying, and hidden UI I want no part of.

I think it’s pretty bad faith of you to assume that what I meant by “the user experience hasn’t changed” is “doesn’t have horrible windows style malware in it”.