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What sane person would willingly use Microsoft's software?
by menshiki 3y ago
What sane person would willingly use Microsoft's software?
- sys_64738 3y agoBillions of people.
- blibble 3y agodo they willingly use it? having IT provide Windows, Edge and Outlook installed on some awful underspecced HP box doesn't count
- sys_64738 3y agoMost regular folk use the tools that come with the computer. That means running Microsoft.
- userbinator 3y agoThe question is whether they would choose something else if given the choice.
- sys_64738 3y agoProbably not as better the devil you know. The alternative is scary to most.
- whoknew1122 3y agoMost probably won't. I think you're greatly overestimating the technical chops of the average PC user.
- menshiki 3y agoExactly. Most office workers don't really have a choice. Someone in the corporate hierarchy decided to get the Office 365 subscription because that way everything would come bundled up together.
- proc0 3y agoWith a little savviness most of it has workarounds, and at least for custom pc builds it's still the easiest OS to deal with. I do wish there were more OS options with support for latest hardware without needing to manually deal with drivers.
- mikecoles 3y agoWindows is the most frustrating software to deal with in regard to anything. Want a dumb browser for Fac ebook, Youtube, and Google? Get a Chromebook. There is not Windows excels at that a user would want.
- hightrix 3y agoMany people, including tech professionals. I’ve been an engineer for over a decade, have setup various flavors of Linux throughout my various machines, use Linux at work and for various tasks. But I still happily installed win11 on my latest PC build and am enjoying it as an OS. Why? Simple answer. Windows is comfortable and, most importantly, everything just works. I don’t have to go hunting for drivers or worry about my hardware. It being supported on my current flavor of Linux. When I sit down to use my personal machine, I want it to just work, not to have to tinker with it to get the latest video game to play. Windows is the Toyota Corolla of OSes. It just plain works, with everything.