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the problem is that many many companies have standardised on windows as desktop. you as an Employee do not really have a choice. At first you still try to use w

by cowl 3y ago

the problem is that many many companies have standardised on windows as desktop. you as an Employee do not really have a choice. At first you still try to use windows at work and linux at home but the little differences in muscle memory become too much so sooner or later you cave and use windows at home too.

dmichulke 3y ago
> sooner or later you cave and use windows at home too No way in hell. If my employer wants to reduce my productivity (by enforcing Windows), so be it, he'll have to deal with the consequences. But using Windows is from a data-privacy and security standpoint (ironically, the same reason I'm supposed to use Windows at work) an absolute no-go. Just look at how the new outlook handles your email credentials. Absolutely. No. Way.
- cowl 3y ago
  > But using Windows is from a data-privacy and security standpoint (ironically, the same reason I'm supposed to use Windows at work) an absolute no-go. I agree but the real reason they use Windows is not security, but security theater. 99% of the companies only care about the checklists in their auditing and compliance forms not for the real security. The market of said checklists and compliance forms is cornered by Windows Consultancy groups. The only real OS actor here was RedHat and this is the main reason why they became successful imo.
fho 3y ago
Having recently started a job and being forced to use Windows for the first time in ... 20 years, I wholeheartedly agree with that statement. It's been some month and I now start emojis with "(" instead of ":" ... ... also I am surprised what a shitstorm "finding a place to save a file" is. I was amused by a former student of mine who claimed that she "only had the files in Excel!", but now I can understand that the file dialogs in Windows literally have "folders" for different programs. With OneDrive folders, other OneDrive Folders, local folders, Application folders, Network drives I completely understand how people get confused ...
bigstrat2003 3y ago
Not really. I've been using Windows for work and Linux on my home desktop for 2-3 years now, and there's no friction at all.

by cowl 3y ago

dmichulke 3y ago

> sooner or later you cave and use windows at home too No way in hell. If my employer wants to reduce my productivity (by enforcing Windows), so be it, he'll have to deal with the consequences. But using Windows is from a data-privacy and security standpoint (ironically, the same reason I'm supposed to use Windows at work) an absolute no-go. Just look at how the new outlook handles your email credentials. Absolutely. No. Way.

cowl 3y ago
> But using Windows is from a data-privacy and security standpoint (ironically, the same reason I'm supposed to use Windows at work) an absolute no-go. I agree but the real reason they use Windows is not security, but security theater. 99% of the companies only care about the checklists in their auditing and compliance forms not for the real security. The market of said checklists and compliance forms is cornered by Windows Consultancy groups. The only real OS actor here was RedHat and this is the main reason why they became successful imo.

fho 3y ago

Having recently started a job and being forced to use Windows for the first time in ... 20 years, I wholeheartedly agree with that statement. It's been some month and I now start emojis with "(" instead of ":" ... ... also I am surprised what a shitstorm "finding a place to save a file" is. I was amused by a former student of mine who claimed that she "only had the files in Excel!", but now I can understand that the file dialogs in Windows literally have "folders" for different programs. With OneDrive folders, other OneDrive Folders, local folders, Application folders, Network drives I completely understand how people get confused ...

bigstrat2003 3y ago

Not really. I've been using Windows for work and Linux on my home desktop for 2-3 years now, and there's no friction at all.