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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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-hh wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On 3/11/24 7:25 PM, Joel wrote:
>> 
>> I use Edge as a third browser under Linux, actually, it's not like I
>> care about M$ software, having some philosophical need to purge it,
>> it's specifically what is currently Win11, the bloat.  But Edge under
>> Linux is what I view my Hotmail/Outlook email with, and serves as a
>> third browser with regard to logging in to a site on behalf of someone
>> who visits me.
>
> The funny thing about 'bloat' is that it isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Well, there's bloat due to good practise and there's bloat due to bad
practise... Cue Windows.

My gawd, GIMP on Linux is a second or two for the launch. On Windows it
is that time just to know that your click worked.

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