18/02/2026
The world is a changing place, state surveillance and cyber criminality is ever increasing so is it time to move to an alternative operating system?
The reasons why?
Many users are beginning to question whether Microsoft Services still prioritises reliability and user trust.
From Windows 11 in particular it’s obvious to us at LifeStyle Technologies that Microsoft has changed their business model to one of collection and AI analysis of user data.
Persistent pop-ups, annoying service upselling and a breach of trust by allowing security services a back door to BitLocker Encryption has led to a growing dissatisfaction among many users.
IT professionals define ‘Enterprise level IT’ as being ‘a maximum 5 minutes downtime per year’, but, we have witnessed in the last few years increasing outages of Microsoft cloud services, is supposed to be ‘Microsoft 365’, but we are seeing Microsoft 364, 363, 362?
As a result, Microsoft is no longer viewed as the dependable platform it once was. Constant forced updates, changes, and downtime have reduced its appeal in enterprise environments globally.
The mandatory requirement to sign up for Microsoft cloud services despite available workarounds remains an ongoing issue as Microsoft continues its usual attempts to monopolise and release updates that deliberately undermine and negate those workarounds to the frustration of many users.
In our opinion Microsoft no longer meets modern enterprise expectations.
This has contributed to a notable shift To Linux Abuntu & Susz. Abuntu is targeted towards Windows users being an almost exact visual copy of Windows 7 (Windows 7 generally being judged the best Microsoft Windows version)
Ubuntu has brilliant support community that in many cases is faster than Microsoft tech support, this on top of Lifestyle Technologies premium support is a cleaner more viable and now a very mature alternative to Microsoft tech support.
Ubuntu delivers:
• Zero spyware
• Zero bloatware
• Zero data mining
• A clean, secure experience designed for non-technical users
• And many alternatives to Microsoft office applications
• And it’s FREE!
Current figures show 11% market share this year for Linux reflecting roughly a 268% increase in the last 6 months since mid 2025, and the trend continues upward with Ubuntu emerging as a leading alternative.
Ask yourself as a high net worth individual, AV/IT Officer or a yacht management professional, how much time , money and frustration you can save your organisation by adopting Linux?
For yachts, super homes and security conscious IT professionals, privacy isn’t optional, it’s essential.
Contact Lifestyle Technologies Ltd for a consultation on how we can help migrate your services to Linux!
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