Those of you who still use windows for one reason or more, where do you draw the line about the shitty things microsoft is doing? By drawing the line I mean using some other operating system no matter how bothersome it might be.

Not judging or anything, i’m just curious where the general mindset is about it.

  • reksas@sopuli.xyzOP
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    2 days ago

    you cant brick computer just by installing operating system. That happens if bios breaks but mostly there is no reason to mess with that.

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      The main thing I think is a valid fear is losing things necessary to reinstall Windows in case of emergency.

      With 11, they tie it to MS account which makes a reinstall easier. Some devices, I think it’s tied to the hardware though? That’s actually something I’d like to learn more about so people doing Linux tryouts have a safety net.

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      2 days ago

      Sooo… you say I should. What if I’m not entirely tech illiterate but enough and too confident that I fuck up the BIOS inadvertently?

      I’m gonna do it… I’m gonna install Mint tomorrow.

      Thank you for giving me the push