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Haven’t bought a Windows machine in a few years. It seems like this would likely be useful as a general purpose development machine because there is probably no

by tomcam 4y ago

Haven’t bought a Windows machine in a few years. It seems like this would likely be useful as a general purpose development machine because there is probably no crapware installed. Do you think this is a plausible argument to buy one or are they now all infested no matter what?

sedatk 4y ago
My experience with Windows 11 so far has been great.
smoldesu 4y ago
It might not get the longest-term support, but it seems like a half-decent deal. If you're comfortable turning it into a home server/compute module once it reaches EOL, I'd say go for it.
- tomcam 4y ago
  Yeah I like that choice to
  - tomcam 4y ago
    * too
dgellow 4y ago
I wouldn’t recommend Windows on arm if you just want a general purpose machine, it is still very niche and will need time to be well supported. Just get a desktop with a recent Intel or AMD and reinstall the OS if you want to ensure you have something clean.
- tomcam 4y ago
  Well, a general purpose development machine. I’d like to be able to run office and a go compiler, not games
  - dgellow 4y ago
    I’m confused by your response, I did not mention gaming.
lmm 4y ago
Buying from Microsoft themselves, or Signature Edition systems, is certainly a less bad option than typical windows manufacturers. You still get Candy Crush preinstalled though.