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You're trying to paint windows in a positive light when Microsoft is desperately trying to spy on us and force more advertising on us even though we really don't want it, and the only reason they can do that is because they have a monopoly. So yeah, it really is that awful.
And if we want to do side by side comparisons of the available software packages, most things that you would need for your average office setup are free and come by default on your major Linux distros. On Windows, you have to install them manually, and the default options are mainly commercial. So you're paying more and possibly getting something worse, depending on your personal preferences about each software package and its alternative. That's pretty bad, my friend. Windows is competing with free and losing, but they have inertia and a monopoly.
My personal experience with Windows has been different. ~~I've not seen advertising in Windows; where have you seen that?~~* I'm a bit shocked about Microsoft spying on me, too. Do you have any sources on that? It feels like that should be illegal in Europe and would make headlines.
I don't use desktop office software and haven't purchased any desktop software in probably a decade. My business makes heavy use of Google Workspace and uses online services that are agnostic to the operating system. The only things I'm really installing on my machine are developer tools through
apt-getand games through Steam.*) Edit: Windows periodically prompts to use Edge or subscribe to Office 365; I had forgotten about that because it's perhaps less frequent here in Europe.
I didn't mean to have upset you as I wasn't aware that European users weren't allowed to comment here. I only ever meant to speak to my own experiences and not on behalf of anybody else.
That guy is a jackass. Probably an American upset that he's a minority on Lemmy. Don't mind him.
I reviewed the community rules and didn't see anything about Europe, so I'm left confused about what I've done wrong.
Check the part about misinformation.
Kindly reference the sections where I've provided misinformation and I will add a correction.
I see my comment about advertising and will clarify it.