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From: Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch>
Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
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On Sat, 11 May 2024 14:06:10 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
> 
>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 17:20:30 +0000, RonB wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 01:06:59 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 10 May 2024 00:56:08 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm quite comfortable using the superior product to do the job.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Obviously you don’t consider it quite so “superior” if you have to
>>>>> pay the regular price for it.
>>>>
>>>> I bought my Windows 10 Pro license at the full cost a few years ago.
>>>> I'm just trying to be nice to people here by sharing a deal with them
>>>> in the event that they might desire it. If they don't, that's fine
>>>> too.
>>>> What's also fine is you acting like a dick because you believe that
>>>> everything is an offense to Linux, in some way.
>>>>
>>>> I've gone through hundreds of Linux installations since 1994 or so
>>>> when I first tried a distribution from diskettes. At no time was
>>>> Linux better than any version of Windows other than the 9x line. I'm
>>>> sure this statement will cause you to cut yourself, but it's still
>>>> the truth.
>>> 
>>> Your opinion. My opinion is that every version of Linux I've used in
>>> the last 15 years is superior to every version of Windows I've tried
>>> in that time frame.
>>> 
>>> Linux runs faster, installs faster, upgrades incredibly faster, is not
>>> prone to nuisance ads or other idiot interruptions, doesn't call home
>>> —
>>> and the file system just makes more sense. And Linux doesn't have a
>>> Registry file.
>>> 
>>> Use what you like, but don't confuse your opinion with facts. What's
>>> "superior" to you is definitely NOT superior to me. It's the opposite
>>> in my opinion, Windows is inferior.
>>> 
>>> If I was interested in video games or PhotoShop or could stand
>>> Microsoft Office, maybe my opinion would be different. Although
>>> upgrading Windows would still be one of the worst experiences you can
>>> have using a computer.
>>
>> There is no doubt that upgrades are faster with Linux, but upgrades
>> from one stable version of a distribution to another is not usually
>> seamless. The efforts Linux Mint's developer has made to ensure that
>> tching from one big release to another is commendable because there are
>> way too many stories of disaster online to count. Windows generally
>> upgrades well, from something like 10 to 11, in my experience.
> 
> If you have issues, you can do a complete Linux reinstall. You can save
> most settings if you put /home on its own partition.
> 
> Not saying that's ideal, but I do it.
> 
> By the way, I've never upgraded Windows from one major version to
> another. Install from scratch.

/home on its own partition is the way I'd do it if I were determined to 
keep Linux exclusively. This way, you reinstall from scratch yet lose none 
of your important files or settings.