The Surface Book 2 sadly can only run an operating system that invades my privacy, and when it's not doing that, treats me as hostile, and when it's not doing t

The Surface Book 2 sadly can only run an operating system that invades my privacy, and when it's not doing that, treats me as hostile, and when it's not doing that, is a general UI disaster and pain in the ass to work with. Hardware is becoming increasingly generic and commoditized. It's the absolute least interesting part of the buying decision: does it have the right numbers? More interesting: Can it run the OS I already have and read the data I've spent the better part of a decade working with and collecting without requiring me to spend a bunch of time re-learning how to do basic tasks that are committed deep to muscle memory? How much new software am I going to have to buy? Will that time and money spent result in a productivity improvement substantial enough to offset the opportunity cost? If not, I'm not going to bother. I can't be alone here. Straight comparisons across platforms like the headline does here are never completely legitimate.