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The Windows driver. If you’re using Windows, you’ve already declared that you’re okay with this kind of thing. This whole thread is people pissed about dress code violations at an orgy.
I still haven’t signed up my local windows account Into my Microsoft account, despite the nagging. I’ve opted out of everything I can and I have a encrypted, filtered dns to block tracking and ads system wide.
Just because some people use windows doesn’t mean they are ok with being tracked everywhere.
Unfortunately gaming is still just mostly easier on windows though Linux is making gains.
Imagine being that stockholmed.
Why not just play games that work in Linux, on Linux?
Sometimes you want to play a specific game.
For me, it's QuickBooks that requires windows. I use Linux everywhere except on the bookkeeping machines for my business.
I care about what's being tracked on those machines for sure.
Tangent here for sure, but have you considered running QuickBooks in a VM? I've got a couple Windows-only apps myself, but I keep them wrapped in a VM that I only spin up when needed.
I suppose, though, if you need to run them 9-5, there's not much point.
Yeah I am in and out of it constantly.
I tried for a little while with VirtualBox on Ubuntu but just found it inconvenient.