I dual-boot Arch and Win11 (mainly for HDR), and I have no idea what you’re talking about. I haven’t had any AI forced upon me.
But to be fair, I made the Windows ISO in Rufus (to disable the Microsoft account requirement), and I also use O&O Shut Up 10 and StartAllBack. They’ve obviously been doing an excellent job of shielding me from Microsoft’s bullshit, cause I literally never have any of the problems with Windows that everyone is always complaining about here on Lemmy. There are no ads, no AI bullshit, no Start Menu BS. It’s mostly the same Windows I’ve known since 7, with some modern creature comforts added in over the years.
Did that myself 6ish months ago. I didn’t even allow windows to boot, I went straight to the Mint install USB. I spent some time doing mint live just to check that there weren’t any hardware/warranty issues, and then I let the cleansing commence.
I’d be so cool if the movement pushing people to switch their win10 to Linux would be like ‘btw, if you’re looking for a win11 machine this is how you can get it with a discount’
Microshit still got a payment… Stop feedingg the parasite.
Microsoft cut a deal with the manufacturer of my laptop, to have Windows pre-installed. They did so as a loss leader, with the expectation of future earnings based on my usage of Windows 11.
They do, but the OEM rates are significantly lower than what you or I would pay, and they get cheaper by volume so the big OEMs are paying very, very little per unit.
pleasing about buying a Windows 11 laptop, and immediately replacing Windows
there really is! I just got a new laptop, and it really wanted me to go through the Lose-dows setup wizard crap. That wasn’t so much an MS thing, rather the laptop’s idiot-proofing. For instance, I had to hold the power button for a full 10 seconds to get it to hard power-off, and getting a boot menu so I could boot from USB was not as easy as it could’ve been.
But those initial frustrations were replaced by sheer glee once I did finally get to a linux prompt, and using fdisk was able to nuke all those horrible Win partitions from orbit.
Do check the manufacturer’s T’s & C’s - you might need Windows if returning for hardware issues.I take a full disk image of a new computer before powering it up, so that I can restore it exactly as it was when purchased.
Or do what I did, and just overwrite the hard drive without looking back.
There’s something so pleasing about buying a Windows 11 laptop, and immediately replacing Windows with LMDE.
No need for dual boot, just wholesale replacement.
The only downside is not having my OS spying on me and forcing me to use AI.
I dual-boot Arch and Win11 (mainly for HDR), and I have no idea what you’re talking about. I haven’t had any AI forced upon me.
But to be fair, I made the Windows ISO in Rufus (to disable the Microsoft account requirement), and I also use O&O Shut Up 10 and StartAllBack. They’ve obviously been doing an excellent job of shielding me from Microsoft’s bullshit, cause I literally never have any of the problems with Windows that everyone is always complaining about here on Lemmy. There are no ads, no AI bullshit, no Start Menu BS. It’s mostly the same Windows I’ve known since 7, with some modern creature comforts added in over the years.
I can’t tell if you’re being sincere, or doing an “I use Arch by the way” bit, offering convoluted solutions to a non issue.
The former. I’d use Arch fulltime but HDR support in Linux is ass compared to Win11.
Did that myself 6ish months ago. I didn’t even allow windows to boot, I went straight to the Mint install USB. I spent some time doing mint live just to check that there weren’t any hardware/warranty issues, and then I let the cleansing commence.
So.
Fucking.
Gratifying.
Microshit still got a payment… Stop feedingg the parasite.
I believe some manufacturers allow end users to claim the license cost back.
I think that’s a European/Australian consumer protection thing, I can’t think of a manufacturer that allows it in the US.
I’d be so cool if the movement pushing people to switch their win10 to Linux would be like ‘btw, if you’re looking for a win11 machine this is how you can get it with a discount’
Microsoft cut a deal with the manufacturer of my laptop, to have Windows pre-installed. They did so as a loss leader, with the expectation of future earnings based on my usage of Windows 11.
Is this new?
I thought OEMs paid the license fee per unit
They do, but the OEM rates are significantly lower than what you or I would pay, and they get cheaper by volume so the big OEMs are paying very, very little per unit.
So the parasite still getting paid off our purchases then.
Disgusting
there really is! I just got a new laptop, and it really wanted me to go through the Lose-dows setup wizard crap. That wasn’t so much an MS thing, rather the laptop’s idiot-proofing. For instance, I had to hold the power button for a full 10 seconds to get it to hard power-off, and getting a boot menu so I could boot from USB was not as easy as it could’ve been.
But those initial frustrations were replaced by sheer glee once I did finally get to a linux prompt, and using fdisk was able to nuke all those horrible Win partitions from orbit.
Do check the manufacturer’s T’s & C’s - you might need Windows if returning for hardware issues.
I take a full disk image of a new computer before powering it up, so that I can restore it exactly as it was when purchased.
Or do what I did, and just overwrite the hard drive without looking back.
Not even vague regrets.