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I was using Azure for a cloud windows desktop which I need rarely, for using something like itunes or kobo to download books. It cost ~$5 a month. One day win
by rendaw 2y ago
I was using Azure for a cloud windows desktop which I need rarely, for using something like itunes or kobo to download books. It cost ~$5 a month.
One day windows update bricks the system (hanging while trying to revert some security patch), and over a couple months from time to time I try random janky official azure recovery tools and voodoo from user forums with people who don't really know what they're doing either.
I notice my bill has crept up to several hundred dollars a month. Each of the recovery tools was cloning the system + disks, and I ended up with a bunch of disks that chewed up my bill.
I raised a support ticket and they refunded part of it with a bit of "you're a bad person", but wow... although the primary lesson I got here is that I never want to use windows again.
- baq 2y agoA perfectly workable N100 box runs you like $150 (that's on the expensive side I'd say). If you can find a cheap Windows key or maybe get a box with an OEM license it'll be an even better deal. > I never want to use windows again. Can't blame you :) I'm nearing the point of never wanting to use any computer again.
- skydhash 2y agoI’m using FreeBSD on an oldish (2019) office laptop. While the desktop is duct tape (bspwm) it’s a better experience than my M1 MBA for the usual workflow. What I don't like about macOS is system components opacity, low UX customization (animation, windows management), The fact that UI elements are scaled as a whole with the desktop (can't change fonts to sensible values, unless the monitor is retina),... It's the console experience for a desktop computer.
- rendaw 2y agoAh I wanted to try cloud gaming with it too, from time to time (stuff arbitrarily blocked here from geforce now etc).