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Actually, scratch that, I think it really started with the non-consensual updates:

At first I ignored it, and carried on as normal. Sure, I'd get mad from time to time and I'd complain.

But hey, nothing beats the convenience of being able to have all of your applications in one place

It really started there for me as well, and where it ended: Windows 10 was hellbent on making me use newer, broken GPU drivers. So it was better to lose the ability to play some games rather than all of them. And I also was able to get all the updates from one place :)

pd: at the time this happened Microsoft still hadn't released the tool to allow to rollback drivers.

I'd rather put in the effort for an OS that knows what consent is and respects me as a user.

This is the primary reason why I prefer to use Linux. With most FOSS projects, it’s clear that the user is respected, and that’s the way it should be.

That was a pretty good read. I liked the poem at the end :D

Satya came down from his cloud in the sky,

With Copilot dreams and a gleam in his eye,

He sprinkled AI on each app, every field,

Till users cried "Fuck!", and the slop was revealed.

Just flipping through...this person is either not a seasoned "Software Developer", or possibly self-titled.

All of the confusions and problems described here would immediately be identified by someone who has experience in building and debugging software. The logic is confounding.

Why a dev who had moved to MacOS would even need a justification to just then move to Linux is also very confusing.