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this post was submitted on 16 Dec 2025
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I'm not forced to, but occasionally my job kinda requires it so I dualboot (most of my coworkers who are on linux run a windows virtual machine when they need it).
But my previous job required windows due to all the industry specific software only working on windows. No chance of getting that to work on linux sadly. Then I just used windows at work. It's always my employer's hardware anyway and I like to keep work and free-time separate so it was ok.