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Re:Windows 11 Insider Preview Build by bitwize on Friday March 07, 2025 @11:35AM (#43291593)
Windows XP was the beginning of the downhill slide for me because it was the first "phone home" version of Windows.

I'm not gonna gainsay anyone who says it was good, I'm sure they have lots of legitimate fond memories of Space Cadet Pinball, Half-Life 2, etc. But the Windows XP era was the first one where "what's happening with Windows" just passed me by. I was through with Microsoft's shenanigans starting around then.

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Re:Windows 11 Insider Preview Build by bombcar on Friday March 07, 2025 @05:01PM (#43295232)
Hehe even today I still remember FCKGW and using it on completely legitimate copies just to avoid having to find whatever the actual one was.
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Re:Windows 11 Insider Preview Build by bitwize on Friday March 07, 2025 @08:13PM (#43296597)
Yeah I missed out on using what I call the "FuCKinG Windows" code. I was able to commit to Linux full time, even find work in it.
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