Most people aren't tech savvy enough to use Linux or Tor.

I wont say never

linux is not hard to us

but Linux will *probably* never be mainstream

Not for you.

You are not most people.

Ubuntu has a gui that most windows users can figure out

as much as I like open source

You probably have an IQ at least a standard deviation above the mean.

and there are other versions which are even more windows like

proprietary actually has benefit at the OS level

something like mint could become mainstream with kids being more and more tech savvy than their parents

we can debate if you like

but it's true

and mint itself being pretty simple

besides, what option would they have if windows blocked them

I don't think MS will block anyone

they like money too

they threatened gab

they have threatened that they monitor what you write in word

Gab is not an individual user.

Linux being technically difficult is overblown. Not everything is Gentoo install tier

did we forget that little policy change from earlier this year?

Sure.

when they said they were monitoring your documents in office?

i hope they like history

and they are making their products more and more integrated. I would not be surprised if they are trying to make windows more a service than an OS.

looooong papers

Windows is a service

it already is

then they can already ban you from it

yea im pissed i cant get Office as a downloadable one time purchase

especially at the enterprise level, it's a per user/per month fee

they are trying to do subscription bs

that is not what i am talking about

i am talking about the home editions

the one you buy once and you are good

where is that

The home editions will probably most likely always be perpetual

cause i cannot find it

microsoft 365 is enterprise