I’m frustrated with Windows , as you might have guessed by
my recent articles
titled
Clean Install Windows🧹
and
6+ Ways to Quit Using the Annoying Windows 11 Context Menu🍔 .
Last week
when I heard about
the
MacBook Neo,
I thought: Maybe I’ll get one!
And
on 2026-March-11, I posted a Mastodon toot
that said this:
a mastodon toot by @nm I’m so frustrated by #Windows11 that I’m thinking of getting a #MacBook #Neo.
I’ve written a lot about #Windows and some about #Linux , which you can see at www.ii.com/portal/windows/ and www.ii.com/portal/nix-nux/ .
I’m losing my mind learning about all the ways to #debloat Windows, minimize #telemetry, use only a #LocalAccount, get rid of ads, get rid of AI, etc. that maybe it is time for me to give up on Windows.
I’m thinking I’ll get one at #Costco, but I’d love your thoughts on…
whether Costco is a reasonable place to get a #MacBookNeo what #privacy and #security issues should I be aware of with a MacBook Neo. I will not connect to an #Apple account or use any #AppleServices Thanks for any tips!
If you have thoughts about
the MacBook Neo
or
the above toot, especially
privacy and security issues,
please
use the
Discuss & Share section below
to comment.
note A big part of why I’m thinking about
switching backUnix-like command-line interface ,
which you can read about at
wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_(macOS) .
Some of
these toots are helping me research the
MacBook Neo.
(Some of them are about Neo from The Matrix.🙃)