> and the queries you put into the start menu. I've long suspected this but couldn't prove it. Aside from the privacy implications I've found it makes windows

> and the queries you put into the start menu. I've long suspected this but couldn't prove it. Aside from the privacy implications I've found it makes windows unsable. Basic operations can take several seconds and if you're on an intermittent connection (which developers never test on) the menu can be frozen for over a minute. > however, it's much more difficult to opt out of Microsoft's tracking -- so many people depend on Microsoft Office or other Windows programs that I can't fully switch to Linux. This comes up a lot but I think we need to change how we think about it. Yes there will be pain and yes there will be things you could do before but can no longer do, but we need to treat it like ripping off a bandaid and embrace the pain rather than hope to mitigate it.