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This opinion piece argues that Windows has become more of a bad habit than a useful operating system, with Microsoft pushing unwanted updates and monetization strategies onto users. It suggests exploring alternatives like macOS and Linux, which offer varying degrees of freedom and user experience. The article encourages users to plan for a detox from Windows dependency and consider other platforms that align with future technological trends.

Windows isn't an OS, it's a bad habit bordering on addiction

What’s with the sudden spike on windows hate?

This idea that people should switch to linux or Mac because windows sucks is kinda dumb. Windows has always sucked. The issue is we know how to find things in windows. People suggest linux, great which version, there are 100+ different versions and everyone has there cult following and even Linux users are just as bad as other users as they flash there card of “I dont use a gui I terminal and bash all day” MACOS not even sure why we need to talk about a glorified iOS operating system. Its only worth is the fact that third party MDMs work great and Apple didn’t even bother with making there own MDM for there own devices and mostly abandon it.
Windows will not go anywhere even with AI shit. Its only a matter of time before linux gets there with AI. Apple is already there did we forget about Apple intelligence.
Use what you think is best. Windows sucks, only 2 operating system work of windows was XP and maybe 10, I would actually say 7 was better imo. Regardless, ain’t no one dropping windows anytime soon.

For 27 years i had no issues with Win, while working with various linux distros from gentoo to centos. Every single distro was a pain, when they decided to force users into … end of life, new core, new systemd, firewalld or whatever. The point is, everywhere will be a progress and decisions that we like and we dont like. Use whatever suits YOU and dont care about these useless wars

You have absolutely no clue what you are talking about.
We have already sold enough of our data through our smartphones to make RECALL related worries irrelevent.
Coding and actual professional work is way better on windows than linux. You don’t have to make a sacrifice to the gods and pray for an eternity for even a glimmer of hope that the dev of a software somehow decides to make a native package for linux.
And please stop with all this ADOBE bulls**t. There are tons of other applications out there to topple their monopoly.
Linux is pure blackmagic, if it works, remember, it worked for a very very VERY limited circle of people like you, and good for you we are all happy for you. But please, stop pushing people into things just because they worked for you, because linux most probably will not work for them.
Final point, this debate is wayyy older than any of the AI and pewdiepie stuff.
Apple OS, need to own thousands of dollars of equipment to not feel like a pleb.
Linux OS, which one dammit? and will it even work? have you ever even considered that windows users might’ve been there and done that already before coming back to windows and to dual-boot linux just to feel included?
Windows OS, it’s own can of worms, installs on most stuff, works(slowly but works), every single software not exclusive to APPLE works there.
Please correct me if i am wrong, i would appreciate that.

Linux? Well, ok, I guess. But MacOS instead of Windows?