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> They approached me about migrating to Linux on the desktop.

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



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.




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