• dotMonkey@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Or I could just ignore the things I don’t use. You guys blow this way out of proportion. Don’t get me wrong, I love the simplicity and barebonesness of Linux OSs, I have a desktop install and run a home server using it too. But does the presence of edge or news affect me? No.

    • KISSmyOS@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Edge affects me cause with every typo in the desktop search, Edge opens and then springs like 5 popups and notifications on me that don’t have close buttons.
      And the news widget pops up whenever I happen to touch it with the cursor.

      Things like this aren’t a problem by themselves but if you use the OS a lot, they all add up to a really annoying UX.
      And I’m reminded every day that Microsoft controls what happens on my PC, not me.

    • itsJoelle@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I worry about the telemetry and customizing my OS to exactly the way I want.

      Things like swapping Ctrl and Alt without needing to spring extreme protocols or run software that is a security risk. It’s just a couple of toggles on Linux.

      But it’s a “to each their own” kinda stuff 😅 After work I can’t look at Windows anymore.