This is why I do not regret moving to Linux as my daily driver in the slightest. Windows 11 is annoying as hell, and even my Windows 10 work machine has to nag me about upgrading at least once a week. Meanwhile my Linux box has been running smoothly for years.

The enshittification of proprietary software is increasing while the ease-of-use of open-source software keeps getting better.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/windows-11-has-made-the-clean-windows-install-an-oxymoron/

#Windows #Linux #Enshittification #Software #OperatingSystems #OpenSource #Microsoft

Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron

Op-ed: PC makers used to need to bring their own add-on bloatware—no longer.

^{Ars Technica}