Does shutup10 allow you to decide which updates (if any) you want to install, uninstall the Microsoft Store (and keep it uninstalled), uninstall Edge (and keep it uninstalled), remove other unwanted bloatware (and keep it removed), control all group policy settings (without having them reverted every time MS feels like it), and receive security update support for several years longer than the retail version?
No?
Well, then, it might be "perfectly fine", but it's not "great."
I mean, respect is what it's about, isn't it? Respect for the user. LTSC still upholds that, while the conventional retail and corporate installations don't. No third-party add-ons can repair a closed-source OS that has been intentionally corrupted and degraded by its manufacturer. I desperately wish they could, but they can't.
Conway's Law applies ("A product reflects its producer's org chart"), as does Gresham's Law ("The bad drives out the good.") A pressing question for Apple users is whether the same corrosion is at work at their own vendor of choice.
Counter-Argument: Win11 Pro with Shutup is actually pretty great. I’m actually not totally sure if Shutup is even needed but I’ve used it for so long I don’t really care to A/B test.
The complaints are more philosophical than practical imho.
No?
Well, then, it might be "perfectly fine", but it's not "great."