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0 pointsastrodust9y ago0 comments

Windows itself isn't bad, but the driver ecosystem is completely rotten. Any muppet with a code signing certificate is apparently capable of writing driver code that gets injected into the kernel.

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zapt029y ago· 1 in thread

But this isn't a problem if you buy quality hardware?

astrodustOP9y ago

Yes. It's often the case that a good motherboard will have some super generic driver either for the ethernet component or the on-board audio chip.

It's truly astonishing how bad it is even with big name vendors like Asus.

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