I've never paid much attention to articles about Win 11. I am very, very interested now as I will have to buy a new laptop this year. The alternative OS would still allow

the 'spy chip' to operate would it not?

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I am in the process of moving over to Linux Zorin, with very successful results. Try it!

My Win11 computer clocks at 3-4 times the speed of my Win10 computer, and it still takes longer to open folders and files.

I'm just about far enough away from work and hobbies that made the switch to Linux "difficult" because I've got dozens of programs designed for Windows and that's what the office network used and required. Nowadays, being retired, there's only a couple that I use. Then I'm ditching Windows. I'll probably keep one of my existing Win computers around just in case I need to fire up some legacy software.

Anyone who's not tied to Windows by work, I'd suggest avoiding it. Especially if you're starting with a clean slate. That's after watching about a dozen YouTubes that go way over my little pinhead about how evil MS has gotten toward their users. Their big money comes from pimping out their users (that's us) and our data to their real customers.

I've got no opinions on the Apple vs Linux question.

30 minutes ago, johnnybgood said:

The alternative OS would still allow

the 'spy chip' to operate would it not?

Yes, the chip is still physically there and "powered on," but it usually doesn't do anything unless the software tells it to.

18 hours ago, johnnybgood said:

I've never paid much attention to articles about Win 11. I am very, very interested now as I will have to buy a new laptop this year. The alternative OS would still allow

the 'spy chip' to operate would it not?

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Anyone who was taking notice, bypasses most of this. No Microsoft account, turn off Telemetry, turn off CoPilot, no real details ever registered with Microsoft..

19 hours ago, johnnybgood said:

I've never paid much attention to articles about Win 11. I am very, very interested now as I will have to buy a new laptop this year. The alternative OS would still allow

the 'spy chip' to operate would it not?

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If you have Windows 11 in your computer is like having the Israel's intel in your home. Epstein, Bill Gates, Unit 8200, MS Win made in Israel.

I finally got the youtube video I tried to embed at the OP.

Pasted the URL and it gave me the embed....🙂

Now I'm looking for another vid about isolating the spy chip.

10 minutes ago, johnnybgood said:

I finally got the youtube video I tried to embed at the OP.

Pasted the URL and it gave me the embed....🙂

Now I'm looking for another vid about isolating the spy chip.

If I completely start anew with a formatted SSD, NO WINDOWS, and install Zorin, will the 'Spy Chip' disappear?

8 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

If I completely start anew with a formatted SSD, NO WINDOWS, and install Zorin, will the 'Spy Chip' disappear?

As explained, it ties the identity of your Microsoft account, to that device. Collect enough info and they can gain an accurate picture of you.

If you don't have any subscriptions with them, they don't have that information. If you don't have a Microsoft account, they don't have access to the data that a Microsoft account can reveal.

If you switch off Telemetry, that's less data about you that is being sent to them.

Using another OS keeps that information out of their hands....until they buy the company behind that OS and start to accumulate the info gleaned from there. 😊

Privacy is a privilege these days.

Apart from a totally unverified YouTube video what proof do you have of this false scaremongering?