Hard pass. Not interested in Microsoft's latest malware/adware of an OS.
I've been running Linux on laptops for nearly 20 years now. Sure, it was a pain in the ass in the earlier days, but nowadays things just work, as long as you're willing to do your research ahead of time to choose a laptop where the hardware is fully supported.
Yes of course it was. The only reason.
Delusuional.
You think some conspiracy created Ubuntu so people can point to the Amazon thing?
That said, if the OS is aggressively pushing recommendations for their first party news, videos, and search engine, and every one of those things shows 3rd party ads, I don't think that single step removed absolves win 11.
This is flatly untrue.
It preinstalls Spotify, Disney+, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and a tonne of other tools.
A list with screenshots:
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/windows-10-bloatware/
If you want to argue that preinstalled links to 3rd party websites, prominently displayed in the Start menu, do not count as "ads", then you are acting in bad faith and your arguments can be dismissed.
A bundled link to external properties is an advertisement.
Some of us like to keep our work device ad-free