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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, every OS out there beyond (maybe?) some hardcore Linux distros preinstalls this stuff though. Some (but not all) will let you remove it. None really make it "easy" or give you choices during install.

I think it's just easier to treat all apps the same than special casing some and then having to install other hacks to get around the first ones for managed systems. It's cheaper to treat them all the same.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

All Linux distros give you the choice of installing and uninstalling whatever you want.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but when you boot a linux machine the cpu goes down to 0% load after you log in and stays there. Microsofts bloat runs in the background constantly. A windows laptop turns the fan on randomly when the lid was closed for a fucking day.