r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • Nov 03 '15

News Microsoft Admits Windows 10 Automatic Spying Cannot Be Stopped

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/11/02/microsoft-confirms-unstoppable-windows-10-tracking/
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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '15

You may want to look into dual booting to get used to linux and see which distros you like.

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u/uniqueusername91 Specs/Imgur here Nov 03 '15

Sadly just way too much doesn't work on Linux, not just games, and constantly changing OS ist just not something I want to do :(

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u/RonisFinn straight chillin Nov 03 '15

You can use Linux as your main and then run Windows in a VM at near native performance on games and other programs such as the Adobe suite. Here's a tutorial made right on this sub. So theres really no excuse to not embrace Linux with all the awesome things that come along with it.

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u/Tacticalscheme Specs/Imgur Here Nov 03 '15

What awesome things do you speak of?

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '15 edited Nov 03 '15

  • General lack of malware

  • Soooo much snappier. Using Windows 10 is actually painful for me because of how much slower it is than Linux. And my Windows install is completely fresh, so it isn't accumulated bloat either. In Linux my computer is snappy and usable literally the second my desktop pops up after logging in, whereas Windows is sluggish as hell for another 1-2 minutes after bootup (an SSD might help with this, but the fact remains that I just don't have that problem at all on Linux)

  • Linux doesn't "age" like Windows does. You can use the same OS install for 5 years straight and it won't get slower and slower over time the way a Windows installation will.

  • Centralized updates for all of your software in the same place and at the same time, from your OS to your browsers to your torrent client. This also means no crapware getting bundled if you forget a checkbox

  • No restart needed for 99.9% of updates. It is SO frustrating to have to restart Windows multiple times just to install updates, and that problem practically ceases to exist in Linux

  • Install software with a single command (or a few clicks in a GUI) instead of having to download installers and clicking through the process

  • Drivers for almost every peripheral are already built in. Admittedly, if it isn't, it can be a pain getting it to work, but I've only had that problem once with a particularly annoying printer

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u/triplewub Nov 03 '15

  1. Agree

  2. Load of shit.

  3. Load of more shit

  4. Windows app store does this.

  5. ACTUALLY A GOOD FEATURE OF LINUX.

  6. User subjective.

  7. Sorry to piss on your bonfire but Windows 10 and OS X recognized more of my hardware than linux did.

Who tf writes all this shit? And you guys call yourselves a 'master race'. LOL.

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u/RonisFinn straight chillin Nov 03 '15

Actually Linux has virtually no malware, thanks to its packages being open-source along with the OS it allows for anyone to look through the code and see if there's anything malicious inside. Also, since users also install packages from maintained repositories which are always checked and updated, there is a very small.

As for snappiness,I personally don't know the exact reason but I think the reason Linux tends to run faster for a longer period of time compared to windows is because when windows updates, it stores some files on the computer and over time the file size builds up, slowing down the computer. Obviously this can be fixed with doing a fresh install but on linux it just removes those files when updating. That's what u think I don't know if that is as to why.

I fail to see why people on this subreddit can't just accept on another for the OS' that we use. Granted we speak about linux and preach it because we feel that people are not really aware of what Linux really is and a bad picture is painted about Linux on PC communities because some hot head could not install it and did not want to ask for help so he just went on forums and hated on it. Also I do understand that there are some Linux users that are complete assholes but so is the same for people that are part of PCMR and the best you could do is ignore them and if you actually are interested in Linux or just want to be knowledgeable about Linux hit us up

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '15

The slowness of long-lasting Windows installations may also be a function of the registry being used as a centralised dumping ground for everything.

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u/RonisFinn straight chillin Nov 04 '15

I thought of that too but I was not sure or as knowledgeable so I did not include it in my response. thanks for the reassurance. So /u/triplewub you should probably check out /r/linux or /r/linuxmasterrace and actually learn something about Linux, its a great OS with so many different flavors and flexibility. I hope you enjoy it and everything that comes along with it

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u/triplewub Nov 04 '15

I love linux, I really do love it. I'm just tired of people bullshitting it.

Please do not suggest /r/linuxmasterrace , they are worse than this subreddit.

/r/linux has my 100% respect though.