I'm finding out that Windows users have to log in through a Microsoft owned account, every time they initialize their pc... It blows my mind, cause it means that Microsoft (i.e., indirectly OpenAI and all their products) knows at every moment who's browsing the web and using that particular pc.
Nowadays there are several Linux OS that are even easier to handle than Windows (for example, Mint and Pop OS), to avoid exposing ourselves to such a daily rape.
Windows 10 at least still gives the option to create an offline account but it nags you about it. Not sure about Windows 11. I use Linux as much as possible anyway.
Ok, interesting!
According to "Switched to Linux", Microsoft is taking steps to oblige all Windows users to run the OS on a TPM 2.0 chip equipped computer, a decision that concretely discards many machines that work perfectly well, and would go on working for several years.
So it seems there'll be more "healthy" pc's for sale in the coming months, ready for Linux distros to be installed on them 😀.
Yep. As Windows 10 approaches planned obsolescence, I expect there would be a glut of used PCs on the market, especially business PCs and workstations.
Hey industriousliv, thanks for your comment! Yes, it's kind of a life changing switch. Most Linux distributions also allow us to use machines that are 10 or 15 years old, without a glitch. I'd suggest you find an old (second hand) pc and install only "Linux Mint" on it, as choosing "dual boot" (having Windows & Linux on the same pc) often makes users come back to Windows for many tasks, due to their habits.
For sure!
In the case of Linux Mint 21, its minimum specs are:
2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended for comfortable usage)
20 GB of disk space (100 GB recommended)
1024×768 resolution
64-bit CPU (single core) with 2 GHz speed or better
If that laptop has a 64-bit CPU, you're good to go! If it's a 32-bit one, you'll have to stick with Mint 19.3, or - preferably - look for a lighter distribution (there are several of them).