TemplaerDude comments on Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint

[–] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 months ago (4 children)

It is truly god damn unfortunate that Microsoft has spent decades fostering a level of technical ineptitude among the average person that they cannot even consider getting off their fucking shit ass platform that “just works”. Because that is the real problem. So many people on here will say “just use Linux!” But the vast majority of people cannot fathom where to even start with that and won’t even consider it because Windows “just works” and it has done so for so long that people just can’t be bothered.

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[–] grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

It's easier than ever to use Linux these days and Lemmy certainly doesn't lack for penguin faithful that'll proselytize and condemn you to computer-hell if you don't adopt their religion.

But the """problem""" is that Windows works okay for the vast majority of users. Most of the annoying parts of W11 can be changed or disabled within the OS itself, without needing special tools or knowledge. And I think that the vast majority of users don't even care enough to do that. We use stock W11 at work and while the "new" style right menus and shit are annoying, they still function fine.

Windows likely won't lose serious market share until prebuilt PCs come with Linux instead of Windows installed. Especially the non-gaming prebuilts.

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[+] kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

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[–] BottleBoardBakon@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

I have to use windows for work and its painful.

It does the opposite of just working.

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[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago

The average user was incompetent WAY before Microsoft ever entered the scene.

Knowing anything about computers is a lot more niche than you think.

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[–] AppleMango@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago

The only part of "just works" that's still "just" working is that windows comes installed by default on the vast majority of laptops. I dread having to use windows each time I have to, not because linux is that much better, but because windows is really just that much worse.