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Windows 11½

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  1. drnick1 · · focus · HN ↗
    It must be hard for Windows users to imagine that on Linux there are is no activation, no Microsoft account, no cloud backup, and no pop-up requesting that you install crapware when you plug in a peripheral.[0] You also own your disk encryption keys and are not assigned an identifier that can be used against you.[1]

    [0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA

    [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pcmag.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;a-hackers-arrest-reveals-microsoft-can-track-users-via-a-windows-device" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pcmag.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;a-hackers-arrest-reveals-microsof...

    1. dijit · · focus · HN ↗
      Over time it’s becoming this way.

      Have you subscribed to Mozilla VPN?!

      How about your Canonical Pro subscription?

      1. MrDrMcCoy · · focus · HN ↗
        Mozilla is not a Linux distribution or DE. Canonical is on my deny list.
        1. dijit · · focus · HN ↗
          which browser is most commonly bundled with Linux desktop distro’s?

          if we bundle it- its as Linux to people as edge is to Windows. It’s “the same” perceptually.

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