I hate Microsoft Windows
I don't know why I hate Microsoft Windows. If you are using Windows right now, you're not using it because you chose it. Society trained you to accept that Windows is the operating system you should use.
If you do not choose your computer's operating system, you will be assigned one.
I want full control over my data. I want that data to be placed on infrastructure that I own, or that I at least have complete control over. I want to know exactly who has access to it and how that data is being used. Most of all, I don't want big tech companies to decide whether I should upgrade to some spyware-infested nest like Windows 11, or when Microsoft decides your device is not allowed to run it. So, you basically just have to buy a new one. That's literally what Microsoft is saying. They are just going to say, "Nope, you cannot even upgrade to Windows 11 because we think your device is not suited." Upgrading to Windows 11 is such a threat to your autonomy. If you have tried to install Windows 11 on a device lately, they will do absolutely everything they can to force you into making a Microsoft account.
Microsoft collects data about the applications that you use and then uses that data to recommend other applications to you that you might be interested in. In other words, they are going to be showing you ads in the Start menu. I am horrified by this.
I cannot live with an operating system that shows me ads. I don't want to use anything that is designed to show ads to me within the operating system itself. It's not even on a website—it's in the operating system that you're using twelve hours a day.
If ads are not enough, Windows 11 will collect samples of your typing and speech input to improve its handwriting and voice recognition. This means parts of what you type or say to the computer, like through dictation or Cortana, might go to Microsoft's cloud for analysis.
On Windows 11 Home Edition, you can turn off optional diagnostics, but basic telemetry will still run. Do you genuinely want to use something that is designed to collect extensive data from you? Even if you can turn everything off, do you still trust them to do what they say?
If you truly think that you have nothing to hide, then just give me your email and password and let me read through all of your emails.
They force you to buy a new system even though your old device is perfectly capable of running Windows 10.
Nowadays, you have control over this decision, and the alternative is Linux. Linux is an open-source operating system that is developed by the community. So, everybody knows exactly what is going on, and Linux is everywhere. If you are using Android, it is powered by Linux. It's literally everywhere. There are now about 80-100 million people using Linux as their daily operating system, and I'm one of them. I've been daily driving Linux for several years now.
Desktop Linux has made huge advancements in the past few years. Even Arch Linux isn't intimidating anymore. Linux is now at a point where you can comfortably use it as an average user without super deep technical expertise. Even your Dadi (Grandma) can run Linux.
So, switch to Linux and regain control over your computer. You're in control of the software on a device you own, without any expiration dates. This is the path toward digital autonomy.
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