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by GOD_Over_Djinn 259 days ago
> They approached me about migrating to Linux on the desktop.

What were the reasons they gave? I’m glad to hear this anecdote.

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Concerns about financial confidentiality. The new AI features are a form of third-party disclosure that would have to be permanently and irrevocably disabled. I couldn't guarantee those features would never activate (as indicated by Microsoft enabling them with updates even after being disabled), and it rightly spooked the owner.