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[–] MerryJaneDoe@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

I think "lazy" might be the wrong word to use here. "Lazy" is when you don't feel like doing laundry.

Frustrated is a better description, I think.

Frustrated by an entitled company which packages invasive data collection into a product with a 70% market share of laptops and desktops.

Frustrated that manufacturers of these products don't provide Linux options out of the box.

Frustrated that they can't just buy a USB stick loaded with Linux and install it.

Frustrated that they have to worry about bricking their laptop if they fuck it up.

Frustrated that streaming video stuttered and there didn't seem to be any way to troubleshoot it.

At least, this describes my experience getting fed up with Windows and putting Ubuntu on my laptop. It was touch and go for a minute. A week actually. Pure frustration.

Now that it's up and running, though, I fucking love it. But getting there was quite a bit of hassle, ngl.