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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users (gadgettendency.com)
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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a "system component" that can't be

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[–] Moc 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Reason #2720183 to use Linux.

[–] TheGrandNagus 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Imagine how much better the computing landscape would be today if we actually prevented MS from doing anticompetitive and often straight-up illegal stuff in the 90s to gain their monopoly

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Actually I kinda don’t want to, because we might not have been quite as driven to get Linux to the point it is at

[–] rwhitisissle 2 points 1 year ago

That would require government oversight and accountability. Best I can do is regulatory capture and the continued gutting of American anti-trust law.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know everyone hates the automatic response of “just switch to linux” in response to Microsoft’s BS. BUT, it’s really so true - more people need to just do it and get over their fear of linux. It has been a totally stable easy option for a long time now.

Install an easy distro like mint and you’re literally up and running in a gui environment in like 10 minutes. Your grandmother could run it no problem. For the gamers out there - a good chunk of your stuff just works these days, and you can always dual boot windows for that game that doesn’t perform well (even better just get a small cheap 2nd hard drive and you can’t screw it up).

Thank you to all the people who contribute to linux and have given us a totally viable alternate.

[–] Freestylesno 4 points 1 year ago

It's just not that easy for a majority of people. It still takes some work and knowledge to do just about everything. From picking an distro, installing it and then running different programs. And games are far from perfect.