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Hi. I'm a Windows fan. I use Windows 11. I experience no "traffic and billboards" or "trudging" or "ads in my face". I get it - it's "common knowledge" that Wi

Hi. I'm a Windows fan. I use Windows 11. I experience no "traffic and billboards" or "trudging" or "ads in my face". I get it - it's "common knowledge" that Windows is full of "spyware" and "ads" and "popups" but I expected better from Hacker News posters. At least do your own research! Spinning up a Windows VM and letting it run for a week costs nothing. I'm sure HN users can handle that.

int_19h 2y ago
It's common knowledge because it's true. Ads in the Start Menu, incessant pestering to switch to Edge etc. Source: I've been using Windows as my primary desktop for well over 20 years until finally switching to Mac recently because I'm tired of constantly having to look for workarounds to disable all this crap.
- boplicity 2y ago
  > workarounds Ironically, that used to be called "customizable."
dmonitor 2y ago
I actually daily drive Windows for work (mandatory). It's the source of my seething anger. Just a couple days ago I was greeted with a fullscreen "UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 11. EXPERIENCE COPILOT" ad on login.
- phendrenad2 2y ago
  > "I can't imagine being a Windows "fan". It's like being a fan of traffic and billboards. Windows is something you trudge through just to get it to do what you want without shoving ads in your face." > I actually daily drive Windows for work (mandatory). It's the source of my seething anger. Just a couple days ago I was greeted with a fullscreen "UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 11. EXPERIENCE COPILOT" ad on login. > It's common knowledge because it's true. Ads in the Start Menu, incessant pestering to switch to Edge etc. I'm putting the above quotes in this order in order to remind people that I'm simply explaining how it's possible to be a Windows fan. When Windows 11 preinstalled Edge, as luck would have it, I was happy with it and wasn't one of the... perhaps XX% of users who are adamant about using Chrome or Firefox. Nor am I adamant about using Windows 10 instead of upgrading, because my PC is capable of running Windows 11 and I don't find the arguments for sticking with Windows 10 personally important, just like I don't find the arguments for using Chrome or Firefox personally important. This is my lived experience, please don't try to condescend to me and tell me I'm wrong for having different priorities in life (in the small chance that anyone was thinking of doing that).

int_19h 2y ago

It's common knowledge because it's true. Ads in the Start Menu, incessant pestering to switch to Edge etc. Source: I've been using Windows as my primary desktop for well over 20 years until finally switching to Mac recently because I'm tired of constantly having to look for workarounds to disable all this crap.

boplicity 2y ago
> workarounds Ironically, that used to be called "customizable."

dmonitor 2y ago

I actually daily drive Windows for work (mandatory). It's the source of my seething anger. Just a couple days ago I was greeted with a fullscreen "UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 11. EXPERIENCE COPILOT" ad on login.

phendrenad2 2y ago
> "I can't imagine being a Windows "fan". It's like being a fan of traffic and billboards. Windows is something you trudge through just to get it to do what you want without shoving ads in your face." > I actually daily drive Windows for work (mandatory). It's the source of my seething anger. Just a couple days ago I was greeted with a fullscreen "UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 11. EXPERIENCE COPILOT" ad on login. > It's common knowledge because it's true. Ads in the Start Menu, incessant pestering to switch to Edge etc. I'm putting the above quotes in this order in order to remind people that I'm simply explaining how it's possible to be a Windows fan. When Windows 11 preinstalled Edge, as luck would have it, I was happy with it and wasn't one of the... perhaps XX% of users who are adamant about using Chrome or Firefox. Nor am I adamant about using Windows 10 instead of upgrading, because my PC is capable of running Windows 11 and I don't find the arguments for sticking with Windows 10 personally important, just like I don't find the arguments for using Chrome or Firefox personally important. This is my lived experience, please don't try to condescend to me and tell me I'm wrong for having different priorities in life (in the small chance that anyone was thinking of doing that).