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I've been dual-booting Linux and Windows for a while, with Windows as the fall-back option in case I wanted to use Office for something. Now that they tried to trick me into paying a subscription for their AI slop machine, I'm finally, fully out. It was a pain to actually track down and back-up the stuff that was held for ransom in OneDrive, but now it is done.

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[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 37 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Secret good guy MS - get everyone onto Linux and tank their stock price 😂

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I get how people need to use micro-shit for work but I don't get how a any freedom enjoyer is willing to use spyware on their own hardware

Just make the adjustment, deny the parasite engagement and profit.

Paying micro-shit anything is funding your oppressor. This is a class war, act like it folks

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Linux as your main OS with a Windows VM for work is a pretty decent arrangement. Windows works without activation so you don't have to pay MS anything.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 4 days ago

Fair. It it still pings NSA servers, sorry "microsoft"