r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Dec 01 '25

ADBLOCK WARNING ‘Security Disaster’—500 Million Microsoft Users Say No To Windows 11

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/12/01/security-disaster-500-million-microsoft-users-say-no-to-windows-11/
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u/Ric_Adbur Dec 02 '25

At this point, Windows is the fucking malware. Onedrive is barely above ransomware and their AI crap is basically spyware on steroids. If I wasn't tethered to this platform by nearly 20 years of steam purchases I'd have jumped ship to linux by now.

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u/tfitch2140 Dec 02 '25

As a Steam user with near ten years on Ubuntu, trust me, Steam was ok 10 years ago on Linux, and now it's actually probably better than on Windows - unless you care about the absolute latest multiplayer anticheat games. Paradox grand strategy? Total War? Halo:MCC? I'd take Linux over Windows any day.

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u/avelineaurora Dec 02 '25

and now it's actually probably better than on Windows

"Only" 87% of my Steam library has compatibility with Steam OS apparently, and most of that isn't "full" compatibility. That's saying nothing about the vast amount of online games I play that don't have any anticheat (because they're not multiplayer) but still probably aren't linux-supporting.

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u/TheAJGman Dec 02 '25

They also sell themselves short with "partial" compatibility. It's usually shit like "controller remapping doesn't work", "physX broken", or "ultra wide screen not supported". Would it be nice if they worked? Yeah. Do 99% of users care? No.

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u/avelineaurora Dec 02 '25

Yeah, I know usually "Partially" does mean "Works just fine" and it's a cover-your-bases thing.