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No Microslop for me (media.piefed.social)
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[+] 46 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)
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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I've worked professionally on Windows and Mac; using Visual Basic, C#, Java, Objective-C and Qt Creator (which is C++ and Javascript); for web apps, desktop applications, and mobile apps (iOS, Blackberry and Android). I have my personal preferences but they're all viable platforms/languages/frameworks/devices and anything that needs doing can be done on them one way or another. The idea that one of these is vastly and objectively superior to all others is just pseudo-religious nonsense.

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  • [–] -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    The idea that one of these is vastly and objectively superior to all others is just pseudo-religious nonsense.

    You can get a job and make a living in just about any country. But the quality of life differences and how comfortable of a living you can make are gonna be vastly different.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Windows with WSL is honestly a pretty decent Linux.

    That said, the aggressive AI, advertising, and telemetry baked into the OS over the last few years is awful. Hopefully it's possible for IT teams to mass-opt-out from those "features" via corporate fleet management; if not, that may genuinely be a good reason for companies to migrate off of Windows.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    There are ways for normal home users to bodily rip this shit out, but it takes some work and technical knowledge to effectively rip-and-tear in ways that work for you.

    Some of the tools are also not the most user-friendly, expect the user to be a power user with deep familiarity with Windows, and have non-obvious workflows that may confuse a majority of average users.

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