Your standard off the shelf easy to setup Linux ISO (mint for example) is like 4 GB after install, it includes a whole office suite, a few games, screensavers, GIMP, and a whole bunch of software you may not ever realize is on there or even need.

Did you know many distros standard install includes the GNU C/C++ compiler? Do most people need the GNU compiler? No, but the whole OS and all these tools is already smaller than a barebones install of windows since microslop just ships bloat.

Yeah I think it was removed in windows 7 or 8.

“Update and Shutdown” still acts as “Update and Restart” on windows. They added a whole new feature that is indistinguishable from the previous feature.

Though I agree macos has the problem of “well Firefox was open so I was stuck here over night”

That looks really good. Good job there pal.

I don’t disagree that there needs to be regulation. I fully agree there needs to be regulation. Companies can and will fuck customers over with little to no concern. See for example the enshitification of pretty much everything.

All I am saying is that there are times when voting with your wallet has successfully bullied companies into complying with the will of the people.

Not voting with your wallet doesn’t work? Someone aught to tell Disney that after many people ended their Hulu and Disney+ subscriptions once Kimmel was fired.

It’s seriously the dumbest argument. Yeah solar panels are pricy, but you buy them once.