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

On Sat, 11 May 2024 14:06:10 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
 

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.

 
If you have issues, you can do a complete Linux reinstall. You can save
most settings if you put /home on its own partition.
 
Not saying that's ideal, but I do it.
 
By the way, I've never upgraded Windows from one major version to
another. Install from scratch.

/home on its own partition is the way I'd do it if I were determined to
keep Linux exclusively. This way, you reinstall from scratch yet lose none
of your important files or settings.