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268 points tech234a | 2 comments | 29 Mar 25 04:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.472s | source
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sshine ◴[29 Mar 25 06:12 UTC] No.43513197[source]▶
Windows is the first thing that gets deleted on a new PC.

An acquaintance of mine works for Microsoft. Every time I meet him, he always tells me how much money hey makes. I'm sure it's double of what I earn when I have a good year. A big part of me wants to earn that money, too. But an unwavering part of me knows, I could never work for Microsoft.

At this point it is not just bitterness from their anti-Linux, anti-FOSS FUD days:

http://web.archive.org/web/20010201090600/http://www.dot-lie...

It is knowing that I don't align with their philosophies, at all.

I can feel it every time I try to use one of their broken, unloved UIs.

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1. physicles ◴[29 Mar 25 16:35 UTC] No.43516707[source]▶
Always telling you how much money he makes? He sounds like a bundle of fun.
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2. sshine ◴[29 Mar 25 18:06 UTC] No.43517340[source]▶
It’s without exception.

I’m sure it’s just because he likes money, and because we have very little in common.