I have been lucky on multiple installs on multiple computers? I'm not saying what people are complaining about are lies, I'm saying the issues don't seem to exist in EU installs on Windows. For example the only ads I've seen were during the initial setup screen and pre-installed apps/shortcuts that are gone in a minute of work, and OneDrive can be uninstalled in two clicks.
The only issue that is still here would be bing in start search but that's trivial to disable compared to the configurations I had to do on my linux desktops, so while it is bad and shouldn't be a thing I don't see it as a big issue when comparing to linux.
> People interested in desktop OS are either using MacOS or windows 11.
This feels very much like its written by somebody who hasn't used Linux as a desktop OS and is an unneeded back-handed comment that does the rest of your otherwise reasonable comment, a dis-service.
Those of us that care about 100% of laptop features are mostly using macOS, Windows, or eventually ChromeOS, with our Desktop Linux VMs (VMWare, Virtual Box, Virtualization framework, WSL, Crostini).
Even if buying from Tuxedo or System76, there is some footnote on some features that might not exactly work out.
Now if Desktop Linux is a traditional deskto/tower PC, or something like a Raspeberry kind of devices, then yeah probably everything works, including YouTube hardware video decoding and such.
And yet i have used Ubuntu for the last 12 years, 6 of which as my main driver. Even as we speak i still have ubuntu on my laptop (my desktop is running windows , with some vmware instance of unbutu).
But as i get older, and have more responsibilities. I have less and less time for tinkering and need to have something reliable without fuss. I can't count the number of friends like me who were die hard linux fan who progressively moved to MacOs (better hardware helps, but also better app ecosystem) just for practical reasons.
But in many ways , your comment is a reflection of what i was trying to articulate. Any criticism of linux/desktop (and note here that i am only criticizing the desktop experience. The server side and command line are second to none) is always frame as a problem of the user... either you are using wrong, or you don't know what good, or things work on my machine must be a you problem...
In my 30± year career I can confidently say that Software Engineers look towards standardisation by default as it makes their lives easier.
It feels to me that you're bitter or had more than one bad experience. Perhaps you keep working with, or come across, bad Engineers as your generalising is inaccurate.
Cute thinking Samsung's own apps are spyware crud. Is Apple's iCloud app also crud spyware?
If you wanna see spyware crud Try buying Chinese phones with Candy Crush and third party Chines apps and games you can't uninstall and show you ads in the menus.
Voicing your disagreement with a company (whatever the reason) is necessary to get things to change.
Perhaps doing so will stop future decisions that hurt consumers and by consequence the developers, publishers etc.
I don't think it's too much to say they brought this on themselves by their actions and the backlash will cause them to think twice about doing the same in future.
This article flip flops confusing "England" and the "UK".
England is not the UK. This article discusses England and its privatisation of water services. The author should pay better attention to these specifics.
