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[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The install process on windows is clicking a few buttons.

For the vast majority of users it's a way better experience.

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 13 points 9 months ago

From my experience(installing windows 10, 11, linux mint and nobara), installing linux is way easier than installing windows

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The install process on windows is clicking a few buttons.

That's the default tracking experience, if you fall for all the dark patterns. Was a while ago, hunh?

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 6 points 9 months ago

Again the vast vast majority of users don't care. And that's their target audience.

[–] scarilog@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

There's that one screen where you disable telemetry, which I've always consider a part of the install process, but is there anything malicious other than that? The process as a whole is quite straightforward in my experience.