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Re: Microsoft is driving users away

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Because I have to use Autodesk apps everyday I am forced to use Windows. There is not one other thing I can't do better, with a more efficient workflow on Linux. If ever there becomes a good way to run Revit on the cloud or on Wine, etc, I will throw a massive party.

Best option is just to have a second computer running Windows that you keep completely disconnected from the Internet. Then run Linux on another computer for everything else.

Re: Microsoft is driving users away

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not grandma. Let me choose.

Who cares if you ARE "grandma". That assumes that old women are technologically incompetent, and a pretty shit thing to assume. My MiL (early 70's), happily runs Xubuntu on her machine. After getting the printer/scanner to work, it just fucking works. She agreed to schedule the updates in the early morning, so its just done. She wanted a password manager, and showed her how to install software. That's done now, since…

My examples were perhaps too specific, but I was just trying to illustrate there's many use cases where updating will functionally not exist if not for a forced rollout.
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