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The "revolt against Windows 11"

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Dec 26, 2025

Quoting: The "revolt against Windows 11" - Goodbye, MicrosoftÂ® —

Eric S. Raymond, one of the luminaries of the open-source movement, now thinks that "Windows may go out with a bang rather than a whimper."

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