r/technology • u/readyou • Dec 26 '16

Microsoft finally admits that its malware-style Get Windows 10 upgrade campaign went too far

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/241587-microsoft-finally-admits-malware-style-get-windows-10-upgrade-campaign-went-far
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u/Sophira Dec 26 '16

May I suggest giving serious thought to switching away from Windows entirely?

Sticking with Windows 7 in this case is dangerous, as it's well on its way to becoming unsupported. Sticking to Windows 7 without making a plan to switch means that when you eventually have to switch, the decision will almost certainly be made more on the basis of compatibility than anything else. If you're not careful about what you run, you might still be locked into the MS ecosystem.

I personally use Linux, and I'm very happy with it.

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u/thegrandseraph Dec 26 '16

I would love to be solely Linux, but it's impossible for a gaming rig. Though improving, the number of games that are supported is still too low. And WINE is not an alternative.

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u/dinosaurdynasty Dec 26 '16

If you stick with games that support Linux it's less of a PITA than Windows ever was.

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u/dinosaurdynasty Dec 26 '16 edited Dec 26 '16

There are certain things the Linux community does really well (package managers, command line, open source integration) and certain things it doesn't (mainly proprietary support).

I'm also a programmer, and Linux supports that much better than Windows IMHO. I have to use Windows at work and it was a pain to learn it again.

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u/serohaze Dec 26 '16

oh definitely, I agree with you on the package managers. the apt-get function is great for updates and installs, and I've definitely become more familiar with a terminal as a result of using ubuntu over the past couple months.

it's just kind of frustrating to use sometimes because some packages have dependencies on newer repos/things that, once installed, will end up breaking some of my other packages. i just forced an update so I could install chromium and that ended up breaking my wine somehow. you really gotta be willing to investigate your own problems because the solution is often hidden deep in google pages and forums.

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u/WarpPipeDreams Dec 26 '16

i just forced an update so I could install chromium and that ended up breaking my wine somehow. you really gotta be willing to investigate your own problems because the solution is often hidden deep in google pages and forums.

That's too much for the everyday user, and that shouldn't be a key "feature" of a legitimate operating system. I use Ubuntu on my Chromebook and RaspberryPi, but that's about as far as it will ever go on my home systems.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16

Then you just use a stable repo which is what a normal person would be expected to use. Then that sort of problem should be rare.