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It's hard for me now to love an OS that
* blatantly spies on its users[0]
* has an update mechanism that takes way too much time and CPU
* and an antivirus software that scans those updates, making the machine even slower
* shows ads, even though users paid for the OS[1]
* in its "professional" edition comes preinstalled with all kinds of cruft like Candy Crush[2][3]
* in its home edition blocking users to install a different browser, patronizingly claiming that Edge is the best[4]
Switching to Linux made me feel like I actually own my machine again.
[0]https://www.privacytools.io/operating-systems/#win10
[1]https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-remove-the-most-annoying...
[2]https://i.imgur.com/qhoV17Q.png
[3]https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-10-will-come-with-candy-c...
[4]https://i.imgur.com/CBOqNmE.jpg
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It's hard for me now to love an OS that
* blatantly spies on its users[0]
* has an update mechanism that takes way too much time and CPU
* and an antivirus software that scans those updates, making the machine even slower
* shows ads, even though users paid for the OS[1]
* in its "professional" edition comes preinstalled with all kinds of cruft like Candy Crush[2][3]
* in its home edition blocking users to install a different browser, patronizingly claiming that Edge is the best[4]
Switching to Linux made me feel like I actually own my machine again.
[0]https://www.privacytools.io/operating-systems/#win10
[1]https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-remove-the-most-annoying...
[2]https://i.imgur.com/qhoV17Q.png
[3]https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-10-will-come-with-candy-c...
[4]https://i.imgur.com/CBOqNmE.jpg