From: Monsieur@notreal.invalid   
      
   Axel wrote:   
   >   
   > one thing in particular that has become obvious to me about LM v Winx,   
   > is that I can just turn it on and use it! With windose there was always   
   > something that needed doing.. a virus scan, defrag, update apps, clean   
   > registry, software updates, driver updates, run maintenance app, etc.,   
   > It seemed I almost spent as much time trying to keep Winx running well,   
   > as I did using it. With LM it's just one click of the 'shield' for   
   > everything.   
   >   
      
   Try working with an Enterprise edition of Windows 11, connected to a   
   huge network. Even starting up takes forever. After logging in, it says   
   I'm "Welcome" and then it starts spinning its little circle of balls for   
   almost two minutes. That's usually when I go get some coffee. Then when   
   you're finally in your session, the fun really begins with Windows   
   constantly giving "recommendations" and "suggestions" and "do you want   
   this?", "do you want that?", "have you tried this", "did you know this?"   
   and "have you considered that?". Just opening Outlook or Word will also   
   nag you with some messages or notifications. And then there's the start   
   menu. One click that's slightly off and Edge suddenly opens and presents   
   you with "latest news" or a bunch of advertisements or "search results"   
   that you didn't ask for. And don't get me started on the "settings" that   
   are all over the place. Then there's the updates: "You're 100% there.   
   Please keep your computer on". Only that "100%" can easily last for up   
   to ten minutes. Shutting down the computer after work? "Please wait..."   
   another three minutes or so spinning circles before the computer finally   
   shuts down.   
      
   I really don't understand how people want to use Windows on their   
   personal computer... You should hear my sigh of relief when I start up   
   Mint after work. What a joy to do what I want on my computer without   
   Microsoft constantly looking over my shoulder and slowing everything down.   
      
   Oh, did you know that pressing Ctrl-Win-Shift-Alt + L in Windows takes   
   you immediately to the LinkedIn website? Why Microsoft? Is that website   
   of yours so important that it needs its own shortcut in the operating   
   system?   
      
   You guessed it: I don't like Windows.   
      
   End of rant. Happy with Mint since 2007.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)