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This is, in some regards, similar to rape...

Edit: to clarify,

Another issue is that ~~windows~~ a predatory person will eventually ~~force a reboot on~~ rape you with pending ~~updates~~ upknocking. You can sometimes postpone it for a while, but eventually you'll be in the middle of something and ~~it~~ they will just do it anyways.

Hopefully, we'll agree that rape is much worse, but the underlying principle is the same: some entity abuses something you own - your body/property. Since you're the owner, you exclusively should be in control.

Unfortunately, it can sometimes be necessary to leave an abusive partner/OS. This can be challenging if you "need" one but they're all evil and dominating. M$ is not abusing its users as violently as some people are abusing their partners. However, their subtle abuse of their users takes place on a much bigger scale. Not only in this (pretty unimportant) regard, but also by e.g. unwanted telemetry/tracking. Luckily, non-abusive partners of the Linux family are becoming easier to find and date, and many are already flirting with one or more of them.