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[โ€“] refalo@programming.dev 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (8 children)

5 reasons you should not ditch Windows:

  • Your hardware is incompatible or you do not want to fiddle with settings or command lines

  • Your applications/games only work well on native Windows (and not wine)

  • You need serious group policy support or other device/software lockdown methods

  • Your company policy requires it

  • Makes helping Windows users harder if you cannot walk them through the same things they are doing

Of course if any of these apply you can always dual-boot or use a VM. I'm not saying you shouldn't use Linux at all.

[โ€“] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Your company policy requires it

The only legitimate thing on this list. Also the most obvious and pointless.

I don't think anybody is saying to format Linux over the company computer against their Windows policy.

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