[Cyan488]

It's these little slights, multiplied by hundreds of other instances across the Microsoft and Windows 'experience' that added compounding, non-insignificant mental fatigue to my life.

It wasn't until I switched to Linux (Zorin) as my daily driver last month that I noticed this. Despite the initial adjustment pains, every time I open my laptop I now feel a sense of calm and stillness. My computer is exactly how I left it. It asks for my approval before doing things. It has no corporate agenda.

[bschwindHN]

I use windows maybe once a year to see if some software builds or maybe play a game for a bit. It's almost comical how bad the experience is every time. Your comment on mental fatigue nails it - nothing on its own is _that_ bad but it all adds up and elevates the baseline stress level when you just want to get some stuff done.

[mcv]

My oldest son switched to Linux last week, but already wants to switch back because of gaming performance. But he found something called Tiny10, which is apparently Windows without all the bloatware. That might be a solution for people who really don't want to switch to Linux. But I'm never going back to Windows.