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Big one, but I've had a few people who admit that it's shit.

It's shit but it's just enough to get the job done/get out of your way, As long as you play by its rules

I think you could copy/paste this excuse for the failings of every computer operating system since XP.

"Just enough" isn't going to cut it when the rest of the experience is subscription slopware, dark patterns and hidden advertisements. Microsoft doesn't get a free pass for it and neither does Apple - OSes weren't always like this!

It’s probably the best at that on a fresh stock/retail install on supported hardware of Windows/macOS/Linux (Ubuntu).

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