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I ditched Linux for Windows 11 for one week - and found 9 big problems (www.zdnet.com)

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[–] danielton1@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago (54 children)

"Why do people willingly use Windows?"

Because they are brainwashed into thinking it's the easiest platform, and that any problems they encounter are because that's just how computers are.

[–] solomonschuler@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I used windows out of concern that my university may use an application unavailable on Linux (I'm an electrical engineering major) I shouldn't have been since even if there isn't, I could always use bottles/wine to get the .exe file.

[–] danielton1@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

That's fair. I've noticed that Wine's support of non-game software can be hit or miss depending on what it is.

I'd say your case is more necessity than willingness.

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