This is why when u pirate windows u always pirate the European version. Not that I condone pirating windows that would be immoral and wrong.
this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2025
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uses Linux to pirate Windows
deletes the iso because it sucks
just because I could!
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Pirating windows and adobe is never wrong.
Pirating Windows is wrong, but the lesser evil compared to buying Windows. Ideally, you shouldn't do either
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The home of the brave, and the land of the free.
Am i missing something? If i had edge, store and bing forced down my throat my win11 install wouldve been long gone, but imo thst stuff was already removable before?
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And again; repeat after me: install Linux already. Just get it over with, demand Linux work stations at work,use Linux for yourself and for the first time ever experience freedom on your computer
I feel like this is one of those calls that get so repeatedly people get numbed.
Something along the lines of climate change, economic crisis, etc.
They are all true, but people are passivated.
For real though; GET THE DAMN LINUX. SPIN IT UP IN A VM. TRY THE LIVE VERSION. DUAL BOOT IT WITH WINDOWS. YOU LOSE NOTHING, WINDOWS IS STILL THERE. JUST TRY IT FOR ONCE.
It is painful to see people struggle with things that are easily solved.
I ripped the bandaid off a month or so ago. Went with LMDE. Haven't looked back. Steam runs all my games through Proton just as good as they ran on Windows, if not better.
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I lose Virtual Desktop for my wireless VR, 3ds Max and Solidworks for CAM. If all I did was gaming, media and browsing, I'd switch. Which is why my HTPC, only used for couch gaming and media, is running Bazzite.
I mean, you lose nothing for trying. Windows will still be on your machine if you dual boot or use live image.
Some use cases may force the user to stay with Windows. Most won't.
So being able to uninstall apps on your computer is news?
No no, on Windows it is not your computer, it is "This computer". The days of "My computer" are long gone.
And local (offline) accounts when?
Still using it that way.
Hoops to jump through on fresh install but still possible afaik.
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Microsoft: "Suck it, Americans"
IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE EU, you can use O&O ShutUp to help you turn off the more intrusive aspects of Windows with ease.
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European Union users
Because the EU at least remotely cares about it's citizens.
Now let's try the USA! How much does the USA cares about it's citizens? Not all at the same time, please!
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Wanted to play a game on my kid's computer that had windows 11 N or some shit. Couldn't play because it needed the "media pack", which in its turn installs everything N stands for. Clown world.
I'm morbidly eager to see how they'll handle the Win 10 EoL (yeah, yeah, it ain't dyin', just not getting updated, same thing to me tbh) in October. I bet it'll be a shitshow.
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Too little too late? Some European businesses have already made the change to open source. Shit should be free to anyone doing business with it anyway.