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There’s plenty wrong with Microsoft and their messaging around this transition, but IMO Windows 11 really is more of the same, it just has some cosmetic changes and under the hood security features (related to TPM 2.0) that bring it up to speed with MacOS.

ads being introduced to the OS

“Ads” for first party Microsoft products (365, Game Pass) were present in 10 as well. Not aware of any ads for third party stuff, other than maybe the placeholder app icons for stuff like TikTok and Facebook on a fresh install - in both 10 and 11.

shedloads of telemetry

Also in 10

constant UI changes (Start menu, Settings app)

Not sure what you mean here, these things have remained pretty consistent since Windows 11’s launch in 2021

nags for OneDrive

Trivial to disable, and I’ll never be against reminding users to have some kind of backup. Ultimately, Windows 10 was also like this.

I do wish the article mentioned Linux as an alternative to upgrading / buying new hardware. Equally irresponsible is the omission of Windows 10’s ESU enrollment option, which currently delays this whole ordeal by another year.

If your CPU supports TPM2.0 and tou set up Windows using a Microsoft Account, your OS Volume is likely to be encrypted with Bitlocker.

Don’t Kindles have multiple tiers though? Ad-subsidized or pay more for an ad-free model

I’m waiting for the Steam Controller 2

Most of Gen Z are in their twenties and capable of thinking for themselves. Generally speaking, they’ve grown up accustomed to and accepting of neurodivergence, gender fluidity, and the spectrum of sexualities.

It’s the younger and older generations I’m more worried about.