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Windows 11’s push for mandatory Microsoft accounts is hitting a nerve with users who say the change complicates setup, privacy, and basic PC ownership (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I also just replaced Windows 10 with Mint recently. I did sadly buy Windows 11 proper at some point for my new office PC, which thankfully has been okay after I turn off the copilot shit. And I'm stuck with it until a few programs get some Linux support.

But regardless, I sure won't be buying anything more from Windows.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

I'm not sure what your use cases and performance requirements are, but Windows works great in a VM.

I rarely use it, but I happened to fire it up today and after updating it I got a full screen ad to start backing up my computer to their shit.