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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

In fairness to Windows, stopping users from doing really dumb shit is a feature if you're family tech support.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Linux will also stop regular users from breaking the system.

If you're family tech support, making them superusers is probably a mistake.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

So Linux and Windows are the same in that regard.

Because you can also still uninstall Edge if you wanted, just not through the conventional means.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I mean, with admin powers you can still easily corrupt your windows system. Not too much different from sudo rm -ing everything.

[–] kaput@jlai.lu 3 points 2 years ago

What about stopping windows from doing stupid things by itself?