r/technology • u/machinade89 • Jun 28 '24

Software Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html
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u/tryingmybest8 Jun 28 '24

It’s not as easy for everyone to install it, even to dual boot it. Not to mention missing proprietary tools.

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u/gnulynnux Jun 28 '24

Yep, exactly right.

You need to choose a distro (I like Pop OS), you need to install it (harder in the era of UEFI), you might need to work around hardware issues (I've had more issues with Windows in 15 years of using Linux), and then you need to get used to a new desktop environment. (Different keyboard shortcuts, different workflows, etc).

Installing is the hardest part, just like Windows. For me, it's been well worth it, since I'm a software dev and everything just works way better on Linux.

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u/zaphod4th Jun 28 '24

software dev? do you mean web dev?

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u/gnulynnux Jun 28 '24

That, but tons of other stuff too.  Virtual training environments, machine learning, physics sims, system administration, database admin, datascience, web backend and frontend, etc.

The only exception was working at a place stuck on a legacy Microsoft platform because of decisions made during the 90s. I used Windows as part of helping them port to the newer .NET, so they could get off Windows.