Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)

Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by toyg on Sunday November 15, 2020 @09:49PM (#25107428)

> Microsoft doesn't really enforce Windows activation anymore

Except an unactivated Windows, once past its trial window, will shut down after an hour of use, without warning. That's very annoying.

MS absolutely does enforce activation. They likely won't come after you for using cracks (unless you have hundreds of corporate machines using them), but they will make your life awkward remotely, as they are entitled to by the EULA.

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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by omg_ponies on Sunday November 15, 2020 @11:02PM (#25107853)

This has not been true for some time. You can continue to use un-activated Win10 installs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Product_Activation#A...

You just can't change the wallpaper away from black, and there is a notice displayed on it.

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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by snazz on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:58AM (#25111644)

You can change the wallpaper by right-clicking on an image file, just not through the personalization preferences.

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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by SXX on Sunday November 15, 2020 @11:46PM (#25108119)

   > Except an unactivated Windows, once past its trial window, will shut down after an hour of use, without warning.

Only LTSC Evaluation version gonna do that.

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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by dadrock on Sunday November 15, 2020 @11:45PM (#25108109)

This is no longer the case.

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