All my remaining W10 machines in the house are just in a holding pattern because I haven’t bothered to move them over to Linux yet. For me (and hopefully many others), its just lack of free time and procrastination. There is zero chance they’ll go to W11 for me personally.
Good luck with migrating over - my personal recommendation for advanced beginners: debian-based with XFCE (if you like lightweight desktop environments similar to Windows 2000)
Oh, I already have several Linux PCs/servers, I just haven’t migrated over kids’ PCs or the HTPCs yet and they keep getting the ever more desperate and annoying full screen BS about moving to W11, getting a MS account, using One Drive, etc.
Yeah, the kids only play Stardew Valley and other games that I know are 100% fine on Linux. I was mostly worried about school related things, but apparently they are all web-based tools now, so I think that will have no issues.
I feel bad about the people who have no choice but to make a Microsoft account and then not being able to change the default browser app due to Family Safety™
Yup, lots of people are going to take the extra year of Windows 10 updates Microsoft is offering and put off upgrading until next year, but so many writers want to find meaning in people not upgrading as soon as 10 was technically EOL.
it’s really the stereotypical frog in boiling water. Had they shifted from Win 7 to Win 12 directly, people would have pushed back much harder for all the bloat and slop…
What’s the reasons not to try a Linux live boot though (Mint seems popular for first timers), and see if you like the look & feel?
No need to install anything, but yes you need to disable secure boot possibly (temporarily to boot from USB)
I can see that happening… People somehow refuse to learn, yet at the same time they run to computer-savy family / friends whenever their windows breaks. I put a dead stop to Windows support for my parents ages ago - I told them “if you won’t let me teach you how to help yourself, then I can’t help you anymore”
Spoiler: They’re not. They’re postponing. Eventually, they’ll almost all give in to the bullying :(
All my remaining W10 machines in the house are just in a holding pattern because I haven’t bothered to move them over to Linux yet. For me (and hopefully many others), its just lack of free time and procrastination. There is zero chance they’ll go to W11 for me personally.
Good luck with migrating over - my personal recommendation for advanced beginners: debian-based with XFCE (if you like lightweight desktop environments similar to Windows 2000)
Oh, I already have several Linux PCs/servers, I just haven’t migrated over kids’ PCs or the HTPCs yet and they keep getting the ever more desperate and annoying full screen BS about moving to W11, getting a MS account, using One Drive, etc.
Good that games run better on Linux nowadays, at least in general :)
Yeah, the kids only play Stardew Valley and other games that I know are 100% fine on Linux. I was mostly worried about school related things, but apparently they are all web-based tools now, so I think that will have no issues.
until some genius comes up with an “app” that is basically a browser wrapper ;) But I don’t want to jinx it.
Windows 10 IoT LTSC is supported until 2032. That’s a problem for future me…
Hopefully by then I’ve switched to an employer that allows me to run Xubuntu in the office. Right now my hands are tied.
Narrator: He didn’t switch employers and was forced to run Windows 11.
Not until the company goes public, or I’d forfeit my stock options. But I’m positive that’s gonna happen in the next 7 years…
Narrator: The company didn’t public as it was managed by George Bluth Sr.
Switching employers indeed seems to be the easiest solution to escape - I did it for that reason and do not regret it.
I’m holding a substantial stock option, which ties me down for the mid term, but once that is settled I’m out.
I feel bad about the people who have no choice but to make a Microsoft account and then not being able to change the default browser app due to Family Safety™
Family safety, with your browsing data straightaway handed to the ICE Gestapo for deportations…
Yup, lots of people are going to take the extra year of Windows 10 updates Microsoft is offering and put off upgrading until next year, but so many writers want to find meaning in people not upgrading as soon as 10 was technically EOL.
it’s really the stereotypical frog in boiling water. Had they shifted from Win 7 to Win 12 directly, people would have pushed back much harder for all the bloat and slop…
True. The only reason my PC doesn’t run W11 is because I can’t be arsed to mess with the drive for that secure boot bollocks.
What’s the reasons not to try a Linux live boot though (Mint seems popular for first timers), and see if you like the look & feel? No need to install anything, but yes you need to disable secure boot possibly (temporarily to boot from USB)
Oh I’ve got a mini PC for Linux, and a Legion Go S for gaming, but I need my main one for work.
Much easier to use Windows than convince thousands of customers to swap and rewrite 20 years of code in something else.
Ah, work. Understood. I migrated my work tasks away from stuff needing windows to avoid that dependency :)
I did advocate for Linux at one point, but any issues quickly became my issues for recommending it, so I stopped.
I can see that happening… People somehow refuse to learn, yet at the same time they run to computer-savy family / friends whenever their windows breaks. I put a dead stop to Windows support for my parents ages ago - I told them “if you won’t let me teach you how to help yourself, then I can’t help you anymore”
Most of my family finally got Android tablets. Most of them never really needed a PC to start with. Email and browsing was about it.
we were too old for that ;)