Windows
I felt bad after I had written my review of Windows 11. So much so, that I refused to publish it until I would have found at least one tenable alternative for the precious reader to try.
That this review took much longer already than I would have ever expected, does, in a way, speak in favour of Windows. However, for all intents, constructions, and purposes, I still find it difficult to see how anyone, who has ever ventured outside this ecosystem, would want to use it frequently, or even “convert” to Windows (that is, switching to this ecosystem entirely, abandoning all else). I for one wouldn’t — at least not for the time being.
Having tested Windows 11 for only four days, I cannot honestly say that I have explored every last bit of it thoroughly (but that had not been the purpose of this trip in the first place) — and I most certainly did not manage to wrap my head around everything I actually did explore. There may be a number of reasons for that.
Once Windows 11 was up and running, I was surprised to see a multitude of changes since Windows 10 (saying so with due respect, considering the time frame). Either the team had some serious support from outside or they have eventually learned to adopt useful features from their competitors.
Before we get to the lovely parts of Windows 11, let’s get the less pleasant aspects out of the way.
Someone asked me to give Windows 11 a spin, because, “you know, it’s really good, you will like it … Best Windows in 25 years!”. Well, truth be told, I was not convinced, what with “really good”, “like”, and “best” in a sentence describing a product leaving the Microsoft factory — and the subtle reference to any of its earlier versions did nothing to raise my hopes, either.
Quite recently, it came to my attention that a considerable number of people try (and fail) to run Linux–based and Windows operating systems in dual–boot mode on their computers. I tried it myself (just for the heck of it), and here’s how I made such a combination work without major glitches in virtually no time.