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This will only lead to Windows being banned at major corporations as per internal policy requirements. Good news, however, this could finally be the year of th

This will only lead to Windows being banned at major corporations as per internal policy requirements. Good news, however, this could finally be the year of the Linux desktop.

thrower123 5y ago
Fortune 500s have Office 365 accounts already
Osiris 5y ago
ChromeOS is Linux based and is very popular. I've been using Linux on my primary machine for 4 years and while I appreciate the customizability, I don't think it'll ever be in a state to be mainstream unless it's a distro pre-installed on popular hardware funded by a large corporation.
- Tepix 5y ago
  How is ChromeOS an alternative if you don't want to use Windows because of its centralized cloud login?
- bitwize 5y ago
  Fun fact: Windows wasn't popular until it was preinstalled on popular hardware funded by a large corporation. Back in the days when Windows was sold as an add-on to DOS, computers with hard disks would often ship with DOS pre-installed, but not Windows. Microsoft incentivized OEMs to pre-install Windows 3.0 with steep discounts starting in 1990, and it was then and only then that Windows became a worthwhile target for the bulk of developers to develop for.
bitwize 5y ago
That's what Windows 11 Enterprise is for! Microsoft values its big enterprise customers far more than it values you, and they will make heroic accommodations for those customers' needs. There will soon come a time when buying a general purpose computer will need to be done on a big enterprise account -- all "consumer grade" devices will have a signed code path from power on to end-user code -- and they will need an internet connection to download the latest keylist and upload telemetry. Oh, and buying a general-purpose computer that doesn't have remote backdoors is something only government agencies will be able to do.
- Mountain_Skies 5y ago
  Just wait until your computer refuses to let you run certain apps in retaliation for posting your support for social movements unapproved by the government.
Kranar 5y ago
Online accounts are not required for Windows Enterprise.
- Beached 5y ago
  can you buy windows 11 enterprise yet? if so please link. I tried to months ago and was unbake to figure out how. I got a MS chat support going and they said win 11 wasn't available to purchase yet, and only the os that comes shipped by the oem is what can be obtained
  - landemva 5y ago
    Take a course at a community college and your ID card will likely provide for download of all kinds of software at no additional charge.
  - no_time 5y ago
    No but you can pirate it easily. Pirating ms products is always morally right.

This will only lead to Windows being banned at major corporations as per internal policy requirements. Good news, however, this could finally be the year of the Linux desktop.

thrower123 5y ago

Fortune 500s have Office 365 accounts already

Osiris 5y ago

ChromeOS is Linux based and is very popular. I've been using Linux on my primary machine for 4 years and while I appreciate the customizability, I don't think it'll ever be in a state to be mainstream unless it's a distro pre-installed on popular hardware funded by a large corporation.

Tepix 5y ago
How is ChromeOS an alternative if you don't want to use Windows because of its centralized cloud login?
bitwize 5y ago
Fun fact: Windows wasn't popular until it was preinstalled on popular hardware funded by a large corporation. Back in the days when Windows was sold as an add-on to DOS, computers with hard disks would often ship with DOS pre-installed, but not Windows. Microsoft incentivized OEMs to pre-install Windows 3.0 with steep discounts starting in 1990, and it was then and only then that Windows became a worthwhile target for the bulk of developers to develop for.

bitwize 5y ago

That's what Windows 11 Enterprise is for! Microsoft values its big enterprise customers far more than it values you, and they will make heroic accommodations for those customers' needs. There will soon come a time when buying a general purpose computer will need to be done on a big enterprise account -- all "consumer grade" devices will have a signed code path from power on to end-user code -- and they will need an internet connection to download the latest keylist and upload telemetry. Oh, and buying a general-purpose computer that doesn't have remote backdoors is something only government agencies will be able to do.

Mountain_Skies 5y ago
Just wait until your computer refuses to let you run certain apps in retaliation for posting your support for social movements unapproved by the government.

Kranar 5y ago

Online accounts are not required for Windows Enterprise.

Beached 5y ago
can you buy windows 11 enterprise yet? if so please link. I tried to months ago and was unbake to figure out how. I got a MS chat support going and they said win 11 wasn't available to purchase yet, and only the os that comes shipped by the oem is what can be obtained
- landemva 5y ago
  Take a course at a community college and your ID card will likely provide for download of all kinds of software at no additional charge.
- no_time 5y ago
  No but you can pirate it easily. Pirating ms products is always morally right.