Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff

On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Fri, 10 May 2024 17:20:30 +0000, RonB wrote:
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On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Fri, 10 May 2024 01:06:59 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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On 10 May 2024 00:56:08 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
 

I'm quite comfortable using the superior product to do the job.

 
Obviously you don’t consider it quite so “superior” if you have to pay
the regular price for it.

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I bought my Windows 10 Pro license at the full cost a few years ago.
I'm just trying to be nice to people here by sharing a deal with them
in the event that they might desire it. If they don't, that's fine too.
What's also fine is you acting like a dick because you believe that
everything is an offense to Linux, in some way.
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I've gone through hundreds of Linux installations since 1994 or so when
I first tried a distribution from diskettes. At no time was Linux
better than any version of Windows other than the 9x line. I'm sure
this statement will cause you to cut yourself, but it's still the
truth.

 
Your opinion. My opinion is that every version of Linux I've used in the
last 15 years is superior to every version of Windows I've tried in that
time frame.
 
Linux runs faster, installs faster, upgrades incredibly faster, is not
prone to nuisance ads or other idiot interruptions, doesn't call home —
and the file system just makes more sense. And Linux doesn't have a
Registry file.
 
Use what you like, but don't confuse your opinion with facts. What's
"superior" to you is definitely NOT superior to me. It's the opposite in
my opinion, Windows is inferior.
 
If I was interested in video games or PhotoShop or could stand Microsoft
Office, maybe my opinion would be different. Although upgrading Windows
would still be one of the worst experiences you can have using a
computer.

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There is no doubt that upgrades are faster with Linux, but upgrades from
one stable version of a distribution to another is not usually seamless.
The efforts Linux Mint's developer has made to ensure that tching from one
big release to another is commendable because there are way too many
stories of disaster online to count. Windows generally upgrades well, from
something like 10 to 11, in my experience.

The only time I upgraded one of my Linux Mint machines (from 18 to 19, I
believe) it went smoothly, but I personally would rather back up my data and
do a clean install. I like "starting over again." A lot of Windows users
seem to do that as well — as I've seen a lot of issues with upgrading
Windows from one version to another. (But I know less and less about Windows
every day, and that's by choice — so maybe this has changed with newer
versions.)

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