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In reply to the discussion: France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech [View all]Sweet Rosie Red
(102 posts)Linux was my daily driver for almost 16 years. I loved the ease of configuration and all the freely available apps. It was speedy on old equipment and could do anything I wanted. I ran Ubuntu until Mint came out. I was forced back to Windows after I mistyped a command and bricked my puter. My hands werent reliable anymore! After a miseralble 2 years with Windows 10, I had the opportunity to switch to Apple and never looked back. If Linux ever masters dictation, Id go back in a nanosecond. The major difficulty with Linux, and to a certain extent with Apple is that MS gives it away to banks, governments and nonprofits, and Windows based systems are increasingly tricked out to be non interactive and even attack Apple and Linux based systems People who dont understand computer basics think the other OSs dont work and abandon them. Apple is increasingly controlling and invasive these days, but if youre able to work on security, you can turn off the AI, use a VPN and monitor background processes. You have much more control over your data with Apple than with MS. I miss my Linux!