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I can't tell if you're being a pedantic smart ass, or really don't know that Windows allows a 4 digit PIN on their system rather than type in the full password each time. And Linux does not have such a similar feature to simply activate, like Windows Hello. I got tired of typing in the 16 letter and characters password every single time for every single thing after 2 weeks. It's my personal PC on my desk at home, not an office. And I don't know why I should spend money on an ergonomic trackball with special features that works in Windows, and then just throw it out because the manufacturer doesn't support Linux. They don't develop an app because hardly anybody uses Linux in their market. So that's just me and my experience.
Like I said, Linux isn't for common plebs like me and it isn't easy to switch over when expected features that exist in Windows don't exist in Linux. The people that keep saying to switch to Linux here on Lemmy don't seem to understand that the majority of computer users are just like me.
Busted. Pedantic smart ass it is.
That said I think the windows PIN code system is absurdly insecure but β¦ eh you do you.
That's why I specified it's my personal computer at home on my desk. It's in a secure environment, not an office work computer. Obviously a 4 digit PIN is insecure for a password, but it depends doesn't it? Windows Hello doesn't replace the password and 2FA security on my PC itself for my Microsoft account. If it's somehow stolen through a burglary I can easily lock my Microsoft account through my phone to not accept the PIN. It's just a convenience for me at home. And for millions of other users. I wish you all would understand that most computer users are plebs like me, or worse. It's like you IT guys are in a bubble and keep braying that everyone should use Linux.... but can't understand that most people cannot until there are easy to use features like mainstream Windows or MacOS. TBH most people don't care about privacy or security that much too, like regarding the whole Chrome and Firefox debate. Most people watch ads on YouTube and accept it as a fact of life. That's just the way people are. People won't switch to any distro of Linux until it becomes easy, really really easy.