Well I don't hate Windows, I fucking loathe Windows because it's plain bad and evil.
The UX talks to you like a rapist ("Do you want to give up on your privacy? [Yes] [Yes later]")
It's not libre in a time when there is nothing technological left to hide (Linux does the same things). I'll let the readers imagine what else there could be to hide there.
Microsoft has proven times and times again that they have many dirty fingers in many dirty pies ranging from industrial spying to anti-competitive practices.
And this is just by looking at non-technical arguments. Don't get me started on all the reasons that make me want to throw Windows computers through the window (haha) as soon as I touch one.
Overall I find this argument of "it's just a tool" fairly dangerous. It's never just a tool, especially when it's something as big as Windows. When you pick a tool, you alter a bit the shape of the world. If you're saying "it's just a tool" you are implicitly saying that the only KPI that matters to you is productivity. Not freedom, not justice, not social constructs, not the state of the planet. Just how productive you're going to be. In essence, you're giving up a bit of everybody's freedom in exchange for money.
Now maybe you need to use Windows for some things. I sure as hell need it for some tasks. But I still hate it and I will always pick the option that doesn't involve Windows (nor OSX) if the option exists.
@xowap
And this is just by looking at non-technical arguments. Don't get me started on all the reasons that make me want to throw Windows computers through the window (haha) as soon as I touch one.
Nice one! Haha
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Well I don't hate Windows, I fucking loathe Windows because it's plain bad and evil.
And this is just by looking at non-technical arguments. Don't get me started on all the reasons that make me want to throw Windows computers through the window (haha) as soon as I touch one.
Overall I find this argument of "it's just a tool" fairly dangerous. It's never just a tool, especially when it's something as big as Windows. When you pick a tool, you alter a bit the shape of the world. If you're saying "it's just a tool" you are implicitly saying that the only KPI that matters to you is productivity. Not freedom, not justice, not social constructs, not the state of the planet. Just how productive you're going to be. In essence, you're giving up a bit of everybody's freedom in exchange for money.
Now maybe you need to use Windows for some things. I sure as hell need it for some tasks. But I still hate it and I will always pick the option that doesn't involve Windows (nor OSX) if the option exists.
Woow!
Nice one! Haha