What would an ENSH*TTIFIED Linux distro look like?

[@emifro]

Too unrealistic. The privacy slider had a 'disabled' option

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Hahaha true

[@erlendse]

I honestly expected the lower steps to be locked out (unless enterprise/secure goverment tier)

[@aetimes2]

Of course, it could always just be lying

[@rhebucks_zh]

@@erlendse nah that tier would be called the CIA tier

[@amorphousblob2721]

@@rhebucks_zh And its very existence would be classified.

[@TheEvertw]

This is one scenario that the Gnu Public License (GPL) was designed to prevent. Especially the requirement that any additions / improvements / changes to the code be made Open Source as well is what prevents the "Extend -> Exterminate" part of the scenario. Which is why we should definitely use the GPL more often. We have a lot to thank RMS (Richard Stallman) for.

[@sirzorg5728]

The problem is that with enough money, you can just nullify that through lobbying. What matters to me is control over software sources. If some shitbag took over the Arch repositories, I could just change the repos that pacman uses. That would be an extreme step, but I could get it done in ten minutes if I had to.

[@CuteSkyler]

Terminal is a feature that only "certified technicians"* can use when you bring your PC to a certified shop.

[@TazerXI]

Or is available only on Operating System Pro Version (the main benefit is for institutions, you only want it for this one feature which should be free (it costs 1.5as much))

[@discocat2500]

Operating System Pro is available with a low price subscription of $8 a month.

[@jimcabezola3051]

🤣😆😆Let's not give "them" any ideas.

[@SvenHeidemann-uo2yl]

@jimcabezola3051 Isnt that already a Mac Thing? Sounds like Apple would have it.

[@CuteSkyler]

@@SvenHeidemann-uo2yl The terminal is accessible on MacOS, but yeah, I was clowning on Apple.

[@arantes6]

How is there no top comment praising the visuals ? Inserting "E Linux" in all those screenshots was so immersive, and it must have taken forever ! Kudos for the attention to details

[@Kane0123]

Nah sorry fam, you gotta pay for that kind of comment

[@AzureSoukyuu]

also the search results being from 2025

[@henryfleischer404]

He probably edited the HTML with a quick find and replace, that's what I'd do.

[@AzureSoukyuu]

Yes, but it's more about attention to details than about difficulty

[@arantes6]

@@AzureSoukyuu It's not hard to do it for one visual. It is hard to do it for every single one that is on the screen for no more than a few seconds each, for a 10+ minute video, and not miss a single reference to one of the companies that were in the original screens.

[@DylanMatthewTurner]

I love that Windows 11 is actively losing market share bc MS dropped the ball so hard in enshitifcation.

[@ShaneSemler]

No worries, MS will push 11 even harder. Maybe they’ll disable important services in 10 to force upgrades.

[@davidddo]

im thinking of moving back to a debloated windows 10 islc which has security updates till like 2032 (im on arch rn) because i have an nvidia laptop, want hibernation, secure boot and no lag when screensharing on discord with an obs recording and a demanding game running. with windows i didnt have that problem

[@hfc2x]

Funnily enough, it's losing market share to Windows 10 of all things lol.

[@BlueSparkzVideos]

I think Microsoft already factored lost users in their estimates when they implemented the strict system requirements. There was no way they would get the same market penetration as Windows 10. They were much more aggressive in trying to push Windows 10...and pretty much all PCs were compatible. With Windows 11, they've already pushed a release update that prevents Athlon 64 X2 or coreduo (+ everything older) from working. The TPM bypass still won't work. People need to understand that Microsoft can do this whenever they want on unsupported hardware. The bypass is NOT full proof solution!!!

[@circattle]

@@BlueSparkzVideos and it is the biggest gift to Apple and Desktop Linux in history.

[@ayan.debnath]

You missed one - in CLI each time you enter a command, it will show a text ad for 15 sec.

[@Planet2763real]

HO! EVIILL!

[@ayan.debnath]

@@Planet2763real should Google, Facebook or Microsoft hire me now?

[@Encursed]

he finally made a video about windows

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Hahah yeah

[@valasdarkholme6255]

And Chromebook.

[@PDD555]

Yes. Don't show this to Microsoft or they might launch their own distro

[@BrennanWest85]

Don't give Microsoft any bright ideas lol 😂 ​@@TheLinuxEXP

[@leonius]

​@@PDD555Microsoft already has a distro, just not made for the common user aka someone who doesn't work there

[@Beryesa.]

Should've released this on 1st of April xD

[@itsdarkos]

I was thinking Ubuntu shouldve announced this at thr first of april xD

[@gamtax]

No need because it is already happening.

[@deod087]

exactly, i was thinking the same 😂

[@docopoper]

You gradually putting on a suit was so funny.

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Hahah gotta become corporate!

[@blackjam_alex]

It's either suits or leather jackets.

[@luislozano2896]

You were missing some Emperor Palpatine lightning fingers.

[@meeponinthbit3466]

I only listened, thanks for pointing this out. The suit up was subtle and hilarious.

[@glmchn]

The giant cigar should have been last step

[@Xontaro]

Another "feature" that shouldn't be left out is limiting the number of apps that can run at the same time. If I remember correctly Microsoft used to do that with the Starter Editions of Windows.

[@thel3218]

However the last starter version was for Windows 7, and I think that feature was removed on Vista. And the hardware running Starter versions was really bad, so it probably helped performance a bit, but it would still be better if it could be disabled.

[@satsumagt5284]

Starter was for netbooks, which are inherently a POS anyways

[@downey2294]

the hardware has to have the E-corp seal of approval or else the system wont boot. we wouldn't want you to ruin your computer by running potentially unsafe hardware. repairs will also have to be done by an e-corp specialist to ensure you are getting the experience you deserve! Its for your own safety!!

[@labonnelambda58]

Oh Yes, it's why Apple was better than E-corp before E-corp followed this path to improve their users securities.

[@yassinemocro]

The exemple of E Linux is an shitdistro

[@Redwan777]

You want to buy the exact same part we made for the very same device and swap with with yours? Woooh that's too scary! We can't allow you to do that. It's for your security. We are so security oriented that we don't even trust our own hardwares!

[@GordanVrbanec]

Well, i wasn't planning on watching a horror movie today, but it happened.

[@Redwan777]

Excuse me, movie?

[@gideonkloosterman]

​@@Redwan777 a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television

[@Redwan777]

@@gideonkloosterman But guess what? He wasn't watching a movie. He was watching real horror in real world

[@WindowsAurora]

The Linux Experiment leaked ubuntu future plans

[@afriquelesud]

Not just Ubuntu: the entire IT industry will bow before the AI god which will control and enslave people like never before. It will control physical access and also finances. Read Ezekiel 9 with Revelation 13. You can search it online to make it easy.

[@bhargavjitbhuyan9394]

I don't think so. They only have Ubuntu pro if you use a server and they charge good for it.

[@skelebro9999]

Nooo! Canonical will strike down this video 😭

[@cameronbosch1213]

You mean RHEL under IBM's control.

[@My-noname]

Isn't it a bit embarrassing to use the Microsoft thingy as an avatar? 😉

[@BRBS360]

Well that was very unnerving. The same practiced hand gestures that CEOs apply on stage/camera, the fake voice tonality, the double speak. Great acting, Nick!

[@galgrunfeld9954]

"Save time and money by slowing down your charging speed - have free time? Then why pay extra? Don't have the time? Unlock your laptop max charging speed For just 5 EUR per month"

[@hyperdude144]

Delete this now. Do not give them ideas!

[@manolol1119]

This kinda sound like something Apple would do.

Not a realistic argument. They would have used the greenwashing argument "want to save the planet and do your part ? Upgrade to eco-friendly slow charging !".

[@debrainwasher]

You forgot the requirement to pair every new or changed piece of hardware with your personal Digital License™ database. This is the proof, you only use certified and allowed hardware, that can not circumvent telemetry in a malicious manner. Otherwise it would be rejected and loads of unrelated malfunctions will occur. Due to safety reasons of course. Crucial key component ist the TPM 2.0 cryptographic chip, that prevents even the most experienced hacker - sorry, user - from turning off important data streams, like e.g. taskbar ads, transmission of your browser history, etc.

[@motmontheinternet]

I was just reading that League of Legends issued an update that now reads overlays while you're playing, creates screenshots of them, and sends them to Riot. Meaning it can read your discord conversations or whatever if you use the discord overlay. If you've been playing the game for years you have to be concerned about your privacy now.

[@brunoais]

I stopped when they started with that kernel driver shenanigans. I was already meh at the time but the kernel driver was the nail in the coffin

[@lememz]

@@brunoais yeah, don't really have that much issue with kernel anti cheats, but this one needs to be running 100% of the time on the background, which is just absolutely terrible, and also it's buggy af and makes some other games crash

[@brunoais]

@@lememz I stopped way before that. Just before 2020 when they broke running on Wine.

[@scorpiofern3861]

limiting usb 4 to an premium subscription is crazy 💀

[@feschber]

So crazy infact, that only apple would actually do it

[@danielbaker1248]

@@feschber Microsoft: "YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER!"

[@chitan1362]

I recall either AMD or Intel locking CPU cores behind a paywall lol

[@TicoDK]

I'm limited to not having usb4 by not being a premium (pc) user. 💀

[@SS-ARYAN]

@@feschber Microsoft limited RAM usage back in Vista, you needed the "Ultimate" edition to use all your sticks.

[@mjdxp5688]

What if this so-called distro had a shortcut to Amazon's website pinned to your panel? That'd be insane!

[@Kane0123]

Going to LinkedIn is such a pain on Linux - should include that shortcut too

[@dominik2327]

Imagine it being integrated with Amazon store by sending queries and showing Amazon products to buy as you search through your system

[@ComradeWind]

​@@dominik2327 Fortunately, that will never, EVER happen on Linux, right guys?

[@snil4]

True, needs to be right next to my favorite entertainment app tiktok

[@spartaninvirginia]

This is a horrifying nightmare. I left windows to avoid this...

[@Weissenschenkel]

Sounds like Windows/MacOS but also is where RHEL and Ubuntu are heading to.

[@diotitus]

You and the rest of the community that is hating on Ubuntu are nothing but fear-mongerers, conspiracy theorists, hypocrites, and gatekeepers.

[@kevinrineer5356]

I'm quite excited to see how Alma Linux matures

[@balsalmalberto8086]

You're basically describing Android. Google normalized adware and spyware behavior and made UI designed around the idea that too much information is scary for users. Microsoft and other companies have been following this trend

[@cameronbosch1213]

Even Apple has.

[@Aresydatch]

​Apple ALWAYS had that, it's their audience @@cameronbosch1213

[@nxb00]

but hey at least android is open source

[@michalsvihla1403]

I mean, phone companies have already been spying on you for far longer, so what's the harm in a few more spyware services? *Sarcasm*

[@yigitorhan7654]

@@nxb00 Android Open Source Project is, but that's not what most Android users use.

[@Account81658]

I love that you chose Evil Corp as the theoretical villain of the story. Mr Robot is a HIGHLY underappreciated show!

[@ajddavid452]

I started watching Mr. Robot a while after watching this video and I was like didn't I see e corp before?

[@60bpmmusic_]

The clothing evolution is just the cherry on top 👌

[@lillyspikes2769]

This was absolutely the best part

[@maeshg1969]

His titles changes too X)

[@Blue2x2x]

You forgot that if you have a computer/laptop that still works that is 3+ years old. You're locked out in any features and security updates till you order the newest devices that the new version supports for another 3 years. Great Video

[@henryfleischer404]

That is exactly why I switched to Linux from Windows 10. I got a computer in 2020 with the intent to use it until 2030, as I'd gotten my previous desktop in 2009. And then Microsoft declares that my computer is too old. So I switched to Debian.

[@galgrunfeld9954]

"Save time and money whenever you're not using your computer - whenever your device is not used we'll use it to improve the services - *for you*. Don't want to share its resources to imrpove our services? No worries, disable it for just 9.99 per month"

[@Alex_Vir]

Ah, but don't forget the little hidden part that still does it, just more hidden.

[@kevinsteinman8967]

No...29.99 a month as we demand to use your cpu/gpu cycles for our own benefit of bitcoin or other useless forms of money so that we can generate more wealth for us and YOU get to pay for it all.

[@galgrunfeld9954]

@@Alex_Vir that's awful and I love it, haha

[@neutralasswitz3192]

Bitcoin miner installed

[@skelebro9999]

Isn't this basically what happened to Windows? I remember Windows XP and 7 did not have any telemetry, advertisement or any bloat, and it even ran way faster than Windows 10 (on my machine)

[@dm319-j5y]

XP introduced 'windows genuine advantage', which I think was a start. It started on start up and phoned home. It was very hard to not install.

[@trailblazercombi]

Windows 10 was a mess in general _Somehow_, Win 11 is faster on unsupported machines than 10

[@amigalemming]

Telemetry started with Windows 95. At this point this was not official and Microsoft appeased when they were caught. At this time internet access was unusual and Windows sending something over the network without a user command was noticeable.

[@katanah3195]

Man, Windows XP was awesome. I'd probably still be using it if modern programs would bloody run on it. Also, my favourite game won't run on anything newer without Compatibility Mode on anyway. Maybe I just like it cause it's what my first computer that was mine and not the family's shipped with, or maybe it was just the best one before the company started going downhill.

[@sallyannerenolds5499]

It's called nostalgia bias.

[@Dungeonseeker1uk]

This video made me realise how much I miss the old shitpost video era of KZbin. Not saying this video is a shitpost, its just in that style and now I'm nostalgic for satirical gaslighting 😂

[@samsowden]

not so much a shitpost as an enshittified post

[@cameronbosch1213]

Imo, en💩ification for a Linux distro would be taking the snap system and poor decisions of Ubuntu, poor system stability and downstream behavior of Manjaro, and greediness of RHEL, made into an unholy nightmare of an OS.

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Hahah the abominable fusion

[@wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus]

What is wrong with Manjaro? I have been using it for two years now and it has genuinely been the best experience I ever had with a Linux distro, very few problems and better stability than Kubuntu or KDE Neon despite the fact that I'm on the testing branch. (Granted I only use a few AUR packages, maybe that's what makes Manjaro more stable for me, but I really don't get the hate for Manjaro either way...)

[@cameronbosch1213]

​@@wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus Literally letting HTTPS website certificates expire FIVE TIMES, having their Pamac tool DDOS the AUR twice (by accident but still, TWO TIMES), the fact they hold packages back but are still less stable than Arch or a near stock Arch distro like EndeavourOS, or trying to replace LibreOffice preinstalled by another office suite, not OpenOffice, not OnlyOffice, but FreeOffice / WPS Office, which is not FOSS and was only reverted to a choice in the installer after a ton of community backlash. There's more in addition to that, but I've had almost no problems with Arch since 2021 when I switched to Linux full-time, apart from the one issue in 2022 regarding GRUB being broken on Arch systems using UEFI after a GRUB update. And to be fair, it was resolved pretty quickly and was reported by EndeavourOS on how to fix it within 24 hours.

[@diotitus]

​@@wasserruebenvergilbungsvirusNothing is wrong with it. These people are just looking to hate and gatekeep just to do it.

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@diotitus I wrote a comment about the Pamac DDOSing the AUR, the FIVE TIMES certificates expired, and other things, but KZbin killed the comment (no links though)…

[@SkyyySi]

The outfit and job position changes are a really nice touch

[@AcordHachi]

First, I don't know if someone complimented you, so well done, this video is so well put together. From profesional editing, to the story of our presentator being fired and replaced, to nice Easter eggs like 7:39 are incredible.

[@charliegolf2730]

Basically everything in this video explains why i made the switch to Linux. I'm so done with Mr. and Mrs. shareholder only caring about how much money they can squeeze from me instead of making and maintaining a great product. Also the gradual suit was incredibly funny

[@thesandwarrior7120]

Im still torn on switching to linux. My current plan when windows 10 is retired is to dual boot Linux and w11. I mostly use my computer for gaming which has been getting better on the linux side. The main issue is for those edge case games that don't run on linux at all, I would still need a windows OS. We will see how it goes between now and the end of windows 10.

[@miavelvet]

And you downloaded ubuntu or redhat's distro right?🤡

[@henryfleischer404]

@@miavelvetI ended up switching to Linux for the same reason as OP, and I went for Debian. I didn't see the point in Ubuntu, Redhat, or Arch.

Amazingly enough, corporations could still make a lot of money from selling actually good products, and even do so long term. Only problem is that it requires a long-term commitment and that's something the short-term grab focused economy doesn't care.

[@Leonhart_93]

@@thesandwarrior7120 W10 won't get retired soon. I don't care what they claim, it has 3x as many users as W11, they will never make the transition in time. Maybe W10 is eventually here to stay forever, I would love that.

[@lessevilgoog]

Love the gradual migration from t-shirt to suit and tie

[@jfoxwoosh]

lol. Loved the detail. The wrist watch is a nice touch too. Started with no watch, then a regular watch, and finally an upgraded shiny watch at the end.

[@lessevilgoog]

OH I hadn't caught that one. Very nice.@@jfoxwoosh

[@bit0fun]

Gotta love the Mr Robot references, intentional or not

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Definitely intentional :)

[@unaboomer7297]

"there’s a special handful of pathetically desperate execs going c**k jockey."

[@Walker956]

I mean yeah, it even said e corp at some point the "fake"? searches

[@PunLlarena]

Came here to find comments like this, I just started watching last night and I binged seven episodes before sleeping.

[@Theinvalidmusic]

Absolutely screaming at this. I've had to move back to Windows (UGGGGHHH) for a couple of edge-cases in my work, and this is uncanny. Bravo.

[@VincentGroenewold]

The changing of the person in charge is also very accurate. You basically described any company's management layer, where each manager needs to be known for something. :) But, it's basically also the reason Linux is now my main system, you could tell this was coming.

[@cluesagi]

It only works if the users are complacent enough to accept the changes, but unfortunately they usually are

[@labonnelambda58]

Yes, it's changing through years. With that time they forget that something has gone worse before the new issue is added.

[@commentarysheep]

What you described is basically Ubuntu, forcing everyone to use Snap packages and opt-out-style telemetry.

[@stepheningermany]

I think that was the point of the Snip package manager ;)

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Sort of 😂

[@probablyjohn5589]

And partnering with Amazon

[@JHSaxa]

Does any other distro play nicely with Nvidia GPUs? This is a big issue. Pop_OS! is of course based on Ubuntu.

[@Kedvespatikus]

@@JHSaxa Does nVidia play nicely with Linux? Or better to ask: does nVidia play nicely with anybody in this Universe?

[@VeryUsMumblings]

The is like watching the Linux version of the movie Body Snatchers. At first, it just seems to feed your paranoia, but... then the host is wearing a nice blue suit and tie and you think: "That's not really the host!" or "Is that the same host?" or "WTF is going on here?" 🤔

[@perperikis5501]

This is what Parallels for Mac is doing, sans the free version. The one-off payment is now only for the lowest tier, which does not allow you to use all of the RAM and CPU cores of your machine. For anything more you need subscription (which is crazy since it is a standalone, locally running app).

[@cameronbosch1213]

And that's why I cannot use Apple Silicon Macs. Don't get me wrong, what the Asahi Linux team is doing is nothing short of incredible, but given literally EVERYTHING is reversed engineered with zero help from Apple, I think I'll just stay far away from Apple hardware.

[@perperikis5501]

@@cameronbosch1213 Yeah I know what you mean. If it wasn't for such a good h/w I'd ditch it in a second. Luckily there is an open source project that has improved greatly during last few years and can now be used instead of the disgusting money-grabbing Parallels. Open source saves the day again, even in a locked up system like Mac.

[@sol_mental]

You what asduhaiubkjdsf that's just insane, it's a literal crime against the planet to put effort into doing something with it's resources and then not even let people use it. Let alone being a crime to the actual customers. I have no idea how they actually convince anyone that buying their stuff is a good idea.

[@thedoofguy5707]

That "we know what you want to use and how you should use it, and even if you don't want to use it, YOU WILL" part, that's GNOME.

[@trailblazercombi]

And that's actually a good thing Because they do RESEARCH

[@aqua-bery]

AI. AI everywhere

[@aqua-bery]

I got here so fast only 480p works 😭

[@RichardShortland-Neal]

I’d rather give up with computers, smartphones and the internet than use AI.

[@afriquelesud]

It was accurately predicted and warned against two thousand years ago, yet people in 2024 still don't understand nor believe.

[@HeroRareheart]

So Fedora if they really do embrace AI like they said they want to.

[@duck4674]

the easier oasis, of comfortable life, AI will helps you. The cultural control being casting by propaganda( "for your health"). The world of one solution. Who would thought something like this by holy technology.

[@davidb636]

"Your CPU high performance volume has expired. From now on, your CPU will run with the lowest clock speed and only on the efficency cores".

[@henryfleischer404]

Gotta pay 3 times for the CPU- First for the silicon, then for the electricity, then for turning most of the cores on.

[@__christopher__]

And of course your subscription only covers 1GB of the installed RAM. To use more, please subscribe to one of our Memory Plus plans.

[@vidar100]

i like how nick's outfit changes as the corporation gets richer and richer..lol

[@SebSha0]

You know how as you watch a movie you hate the villain more and more as he progressively shows his cruelty? That's how it felt. Good job for this demonstration Nick!

[@bitphantom4475]

Your outfit becoming more and more professional was a nice easter egg :)

[@Allianser]

It is not something hidden, it is a big visual narrative tool

[@unaboomer7297]

He turned into Tyrell Wellick.

[@amigalemming]

At first I thought he took the video at several takes and hoped the audience would not notice.

[@maximusdarja]

With our new breakthrough in the ability to harvest pure outrage; I'm proud to announce the opening of the Richard Stallman Power generator.

[@jpporto]

This is so accurate it's scary. Great video!

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Thanks 😂

[@s1nistr433]

An en*hittified distro already exists. It's called "Ubuntu"

[@TheFoxholeLife]

I am amazed at the sheer amount of planning and thought that went into making this video.

[@Vide501]

Canonical takin notes rn 💀

[@cameronbosch1213]

Same with IBM.

[@RealShadowreaper]

Can't forget Redhat as well

[@PPKNexus]

This would imply that Canonical cares about desktop users.........................or Ubuntu for that matter.

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@RealShadowreaper Red Hat is IBM now since 20177/2018.

[@ShrirajHegde]

That "snips" package manager made me LoL

[@zipforth]

There's a patent on a TV that when an ad plays, it watches for the user to stand up and say the name of the company in the ad. This is very innovative and could be placed in front of downloads in this corporate hell Linux instance

[@thegoldenatlas753]

Oh did you miss the roku ad patent? They wanna detect when the screen is paused and play ads during that

[@zipforth]

@@thegoldenatlas753 lol, every time I think companies can't push it further, they find a way

[@Living_Anthrax]

Apparently YT is trying to implement the same. And i read somewhere that its something that ppl much prefer over ads in the middle of a vid. (as if they won't implement both)

[@jarvisfamily3837]

Someone should patent a chair to "enhance" the TV viewing experience. For example, after sitting down, automated ankle and wrist restraints might be automatically deployed to prevent the user from accidentally injuring themselves by trying to stand up again. Once in the chair, the user would be presented with an unlimited stream of entertainment, info-tainment, and info-mercials, with pay-per-view fees automatically charged to the occupants credit and debit cards. Forever...

[@GYTCommnts]

​@@Living_Anthrax Yes. Ads when a video is paused seems less intrusive, BUT they will do both, as you say. And the "idea" of Roku is worse because it hijacks your I/O ports to inject ads even if you are using the device for something that has nothing to do with any service... That should be really illegal! I hope we always have OPTIONS as Linux. It's the last soft for liberty and I hope it always exists!

[@mantacid1221]

The Enron logo as the start menu was a nice touch

[@salazar1554]

As someone who is on a Fedora based distro, this hits a bit too close to my fears to be funny.

[@BladeSmith1928]

you hit the nail on the head. Enforcing face scans to "verify you are you" alongside forcing users to be online to run ANY application. those sound pretty sucky

[@yairmohr]

This video creeped me out so badly - but also made me laugh so much! Creeped me as someone who used Windows for the last 20-something years, and laugh because a year ago I FINALLY moved to Linux, so now I can laugh about those things. Great work! I thing you were right on the money. Every word here is on one hand pure satire, but on the other hand 100% real.

[@Capt.Pikles]

Bro casually forgot that Cannonical dis exactly this. They were just shy of removing the ability to change default apps or access the terminal. Opt-out marketing? Yes. Ads in the OS? Absolutely! This is why I love Linux though - some asshat company decides to pull a Redmond and we can all just say, “No, I do not accept this”. Then we either use a different distro or we fork!

[@klauserwin9860]

Would have been even funnier if he added an additional tie or one bow tie on top of the first tie per tier. xD But that would have been an extra USD 9.99 per tie per month with an annual auto renewing subscription!

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Hahaha yeah 😂

[@Thorned_Rose]

The Linux Experiment perfectly demonstrates a Thought Experiment in a very clear and hilarious way! I thoroughly enjoyed this video - thank you to everyone that made and contributed to this video and for all the little details that were just * chefs kiss *

[@jonnyso1]

Hey mate, don't give them ideas.

[@Linux_ASMR]

Nick about to be hired by Microsoft after this video.

[@Eshelion]

That was great! Props for changing outfit and business title with every iteration.

[@lainerdonet]

E Corp from Mr. Robot

[@CooperF]

10:54 The pause button for the loading spinner gets me every time!

[@middleclasspoor]

I thought Nick looked better than usual today but couldn't put my finger on it until after the tie and then suit jacket appeared! Well done Nick!....

[@patricknelson]

I like that this was made before Windows’ Recall feature made headlines.

[@docopoper]

This is why I am on Debian. They have a democratic internal structure and are not seeking profit. Their focus on stability also means they aren't going to go for fads. I think they will always remain quite behind compared with operating systems created by profit seeking companies, but they're like a backstop from this kind of enshittification.

[@commentarysheep]

I think the opposite side of the coin is Arch Linux. It’s also a community-maintained distro, but spearheading the use of bleeding-edge packages and new technologies. Sure, Fedora uses them day 0, but that is a corporate distro by Red Hat. Day 1 is still good compared to day-0 access.

[@docopoper]

@@commentarysheep I'm very glad we have arch too. Having a large body of users using software as soon as it comes out is a very important service to provide to the linux community. And it is waaaay better to have two backstops than just one. Both are great options, I only picked Debian over arch out of personal taste.

[@hendrikboom]

You mean fads like usr-merge, which change disrupts many packages for no gain?

[@securitron5]

Sounds like you're describing FydeOS fairly closely. also Nick your content is top notch and having more nebulous, thought provoking videos like this is a unique and much needed thing in the Linux KZbin content space. Great job!

[@greenhorngameplays5743]

Broooooooo.... This is a nightmare.....

[@galgrunfeld9954]

Slowly, slowly replace every part of the UI with an ad until every visual and clickable thing on the computer is an ad.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

I missed Mr Sterling telling us we're in the twilight zone...

[@torsten.breswald]

probably your best video i love the little things added, like the e-corp-logo and snips... :D pretty frightening how accurate this might end up

[@pezr6336]

the evolution lol, also the "elon musk fan" :P

[@apolloangevin9743]

I love the irony in "you have to connect your system to the internet for security reasons"

[@TrueGamerX14]

haha I love the E Corp reference

[@guesswho2778]

the fact that you slowly got closer and closer to having a full suit on as this video progressed is a nice little detail

[@iFlxy]

I love the Mr. Robot reference.

[@VictorGamerLOL]

If Windows does become a subscription i bet that 50% of their users will go to either mac, chromeos or linux at the rate they are locking features behind activation.

[@katanah3195]

I am your average... opposite of a power user. I use Windows because it came with the computer, and I don’t really want to have to get my hands in the guts of my computer's OS, and I've heard so many horror stories about users like me getting absolutely screwed by our own incompetence on every other option that I refuse to even bother messing with Linux as a toy or novelty. That said, if Windows makes their OS a subscription... the only thing I hate more than computer junk I don't understand is expensive subscriptions. And I hate Apple's walled garden BS and expensive status symbol hardware, and I've used Chromebooks and they suck. I want something that you just install it and it works, that will run an internet browser, run office tools like a word processor and a spreadsheet program, and run my games. The horror stories have convinced me that Linux is not that... but I will definitely have to at least try the most recommended beginner distro if MS does something frustrating enough, and I suspect a lot of computer users on my level of understanding and comfort are in the same position. Today I read a paper from 1999 criticising the way MS has built an empire selling OSs and how they're a house of cards and even their huge low understanding userbase could get pissed off enough and learn enough about computers to try something else and stop buying not just the products themselves but the slick marketing they come with, and it's all still relevant. If anything, that paper is more prescient 25 years later than it was at the time. Well, that part anyway. The guy's got some political views that were questionable at the time and really didn't age well.

[@the_mariocrafter]

This is literally describing ChromeOS, except you don't have a premium subscription, but developer mode which is annoying.

[@artemis.nnnnnbbbbb]

i love that the whole thing mimics the Samsung Dex UI and Samsung icons, very slight nod 😂

[@meeponinthbit3466]

It would look like Red Hat. We already witnessed their enshitification the 90s.

[@ItsJoeyG]

I love how you slowly "corporatized" the video as it progressed (Changing shirts, softening your voice, using more "inviting hand motions", and using buzz words). Nice touch.

[@ultimatetechcoding]

ubuntu on stage 2 💀

[@probablyjohn5589]

Ubuntu partnered with Amazon at one point, so they're actually closer to stage 3

[@ultimatetechcoding]

@@probablyjohn5589 oh yea fair point

[@cameronbosch1213]

​@probablyjohn5589 That's over now, and honestly nothing compared to the snap issue.

[@ultimatetechcoding]

@@cameronbosch1213 ubuntu still takes in telemetry, even if its not exactly like deepin

[@runed0s86]

Imagine if there was a service that took a screenshot every few seconds and uploaded it to the Ai server to tailor the recommendations!

[@maikeru6158]

Corporations expect endless growth, the line must always go up, but that’s just not realistic obviously. Capitalism is a hell of a drug

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

Yeah, we lose the Free Market thanks to politicians and socialist preachers and we got onlycapitalism, which in turn is taken by rich socialist leading us to eternal socialist poverty.

[@roadrunner_meepmeep]

It'd look like the Linux Mint package installer software "store".

[@McNibbler]

This is literally just windows

[@alessandromauri93]

Sounds like a nightmare, its almost impossible to see it without feeling a quite substantial discomfort

[@bpavuk]

now you owe me some new eyes and ears. and some brain bleach. this was terrible to imagine

[@GoldenBeholden]

Lmao, you called the "Windows+CoPilot" announcement from yesterday with the AI section.

[@egoworks5611]

THIS IS JUST NIGHTMARE FUEL STOP

[@Dr_Dude]

Lol, thanks a lot Nick for brightening our day. I like the sarcasm and the gradual step by step dressing up in a suit to reflect how ominous the data collection is getting in that distro.

[@trietang2304]

Haha, windowfication of linux

[@sjambler]

Great video, and hilarious. Missed the usual "Here's a segue to our sponsor" though. ;-) (Which I really don't mind at all: the Tuxedo adds convinced me to buy one of their laptops, and I'm very happy with it.)

[@thatzaliasguy]

The linux kernel is already considered "bloated" at this point. We definitely don't need more Windows-like junk infesting our ecosystem please. These people should leave us alone, and go commercialize FreeBSD or something lol.

[@justapotota4330]

don’t let them turn FreeBSD into $199.99+adsBSD

[@cchutney348]

Considered by whom? I mean it is possible, but most of the time bloat is a talking point of people with *way* too much time on their hands. That is my impression at least.

[@Weissenschenkel]

@ok-tr1nw Addendum: DarwinOS is heavily based on FreeBSD and NeXTSTEP, both free and open-source project. So, yes.

[@qlx-i]

@@cchutney348 You don't really need NatworkManager. You don't really need systemd (speaking of modularity also). And many such things, not using which is pretty straightforward but for some reason another abstraction is laid upon still.

[@cameronbosch1213]

​@justapotota4330 I mean, technically, the BSD and MIT permissive licenses do allow this type of commercialization. Copyleft licenses like the GPL and AGPL do stop it to some degree because you can just (theoretically) fork the changes because anybody using copyleft code has to provide source code to its users/customers and can't stop them from redistributing the code under the same terms of the license.

[@BlablablaBla-tp1ws]

Me after watching this video: Nah, this won’t ever happen. Me 2 minutes later: Oh crap, it’s Red Hat! They’re owe due by IBM, they made software that everyone uses (systemd and flatpak), they paywalled certain advanced features (like, uh, the source code), and the free version (fedora) now has telemetry! What’s next?

[@asbfabfoaijfo8]

Bro just discribed ubuntu

[@Kargoneth]

This is depressingly-accurate.

[@skycaptain95]

Please don't give Canonical any ideas...

[@jordanhildebrandt3705]

In the middle of this video, I got a car insurance ad that was promoting their "customized rate" based on collecting data about your driving habits. Wild.

[@dvdvnr]

(cough cough) uBlock Origin...

[@CabbageBloke]

Nick Corpobull hahahahaahahahhahaha

[@bushhawk5460]

Didn't know Enron Linux was a thing.

[@sanjeev2003]

42% market share seems like systemd 😂