I'm going through the "Windows 11 on a new machine" setup. Coming from a Mac, this is such a soul-crushing experience. I have no idea why people say they "prefer Windows".
Apart from the crapware that comes preinstalled (McAfee? Seriously?), I feel like I own nothing on the machine. I am being treated like ad-meat, and deceptive prompts try to trick me into agreeing to my data being used and processed for ad targeting. Dark patterns everywhere.
@jrychter The only times I've had a positive experience with Windows machines is when they're issued and maintained by a tech employer or client with a top-notch IT department. The good ones curate windows images for the machines they support, and push only vetted updates in the background. In the best cases it's been seamless and microsoft the company and its practices are undetectable; and the overal experience not unlike linux or Mac; it just works.
But almost no ordinary person has that luxury.
