[stonesfan129]

Windows is so clunky and ridiculous...

I had W11 Pro pre-installed on my current desktop, wiped it and put Linux Mint on there. I switched after my old machine was force-upgraded to W10. I'm so used to using Linux at this point, that's what I use everywhere and I have maybe one or two programs that I run in a W8.1 Virtualbox. I have to support W10 LTSC for work and it's amazing how many security issues and other things Windows has that just are not a problem with Linux/Unix. Really the only reason to have it is Microsoft Office and/or Adobe.

I am even more comfortable with my decision to switch now that I saw all that Recall and AI assistant crapola being added that most people are never going to want or need. And if they knew about Microsoft collecting "anonymized" telemetry data and doing other nefarious privacy violations (like turning on OneDrive and starts uploading your files), it would raise some serious privacy concerns. I remember the PR disaster that ensued when it came out that Recall would take snapshots of your computer.

I don't need or want some corporation watching me and deciding how I use my computer. I don't need "Windows as a service..." I don't want all the apps, AI assistant stuff, cloud things, etc, etc.... Just want my nice, easy, power-user experience like Windows XP and Windows 7. I wonder how long until Microsoft starts charging a subscription for a Windows Home/Pro license.