Honestly, I agree with @StillNoLeftLeft@hexbear.net
Ok fair enough, but I wouldn't have installed Linux if I had not seen it recommended.
I'm not a computer toucher, but I can follow written advice.
These sorts of posts always scold anyone giving out actual solutions just so being miserable can continue. This cultural thing almost has an end of history type vibe to it. It's also pretty hostile to divergent and often solution focused neurotypes.
Linux evangelism kinda makes sense, no one is spending billions on marketing and ads for it. I think Linux evangelists should ask about use cases first, instead of just posting a generic "use Linux".
they did at my work earlier this year. our systems are locked down as hell, so I don't get much ability to customize things or use tools to mitigate the raw experience of vanilla windows' design.
this did, however, give a big push to migrate my personal daily driver to bazzite Linux. because Win11 is a steaming pile of shit that is even worse than Win10, somehow. so i did that, and its been great.
Every other Windows release is cursed going aaaaallllll the way back to Windows ME :classic:
98 ➡️ ME ➡️ XP ➡️ Vista ➡️ 7 ➡️ 8 ➡️ 10 ➡️ 11
I feel like the only person who liked this tiles on 8. 8.1 was a decent compromise and then 10 was 😘👨🍳
Microsoft tends to introduce their half-baked ideas in the "cursed" versions and refines them by the time the next version comes out. The "curse" of Win8 was the all-in on touchscreen/tablet functionality when nobody (on the PC) was ready for it. The complaints over the tiles were a symptom of the tabletification. By Win10 many laptops supported touch, there was more control over the interface, screens were larger, and programs now had several years to adjust to the interface design. All in all, the tiles weren't the problem.
Large non-local AI looks like the "curse" for Win11, and my bet is Win12 getting local smaller built-for-purpose AI models on faster consumer hardware with a mature DirectX-style API.
oh gosh don't let let me picture Win12 like that, ugh
This is your reminder that the Windows Phone was a thing going on at the same time.