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I bet they've come up with a new way to convince people to switch to Linux
Vista was going to make everybody go Linux. Then Windows 8. Then Windows 11 requirements. Then Recall....
Let's me honest. Average Joe doesn't understand or care.
Right now for 75% of users it's less work to install Linux than Windows, with all the crap people does to avoid TPM, Microsoft account, edge....
It's also still relatively easy to tinker with windows to remove things you don't like while still getting to use all of your software. Linux requires a lot of tinkering too but it's so that you can use your software in the first place. It's easier for me to tinker to eventually remove bloat and disable features I don't use than it is for me to have to tinker to use my software and features in the first place.