: Workaround sent to the big OOBE in the sky with latest Insider builds
    • Ardens@lemmy.ml
      3·
      9 days ago

      Well, Adobe is not “household” software. :-)

      But there are a lot of other software, that people have a hard time letting go of. Like Affinity, Scrivener, certain games, a lot of small programs/apps, like FastStone apps (Image viewer and more), AllMyNotes, ActionOutline, Duplicate cleaner 5, EZ CD Audio Converter and more…

    • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      i used to think this too; but seeing tech literacy rate drop since the widespread adoption of smartphones makes me wonder if people will go with whatever works well enough and for the least about of effort.

      and linux still takes effort.

  • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5·
    9 days ago

    Great strategy to force users have a bad experience while your platform is in decline to a free and user friendly alternative. Very smart of MS, as per usual.

    • heavyboots@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      7 days ago

      And last I checked (but it’s been a few years) you could easily buy a “salvage” SN on eBay for like $15.

  • تحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.ml
    4·
    7 days ago

    Even at my workplace I asked HR for permission to switch the office desktop to GNU+Linux. They required the installation of a few malware spyware but otherwise didn’t mind.

    I have been using GNU+Linux on and off since 2007 only using Windows when needed to. Now I’m fully Windows-free and intend to keep it this way.

  • mub@lemmy.ml
    3·
    8 days ago

    There needs to be some sort of EU directive that once a hardware device sells enough units they MUST provide the equivalent software features and functions available on windows for Linux, and not just a plain driver with no config options.

    Imagine being able to buy hardware knowing you can configure it in Linux without relying on some unsupported thing made by the community.

  • PowerCrazy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    21·
    8 days ago

    I only use windows for gaming. If Windows somehow fucks it up so much that I can play the majority of games in Linux on Steam, then I no longer have a use for them. I don’t use windows for work, and all of my normal computer use cases Linux is fully capable of, I’ll basically be forced over to Ubunutu or something, with a cracked Win11 VM for new games that don’t have linux releases.

    I suppose linux graphic drivers and performance are still an issue, but that will surely only get better, especially as the windows desktop segment of GPU sales dries up.

    • Horse {they/them}@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      1·
      8 days ago

      If Windows somehow fucks it up so much that I can play the majority of games in Linux on Steam

      you pretty much can outside of certain multiplayer-only games with kernel level anti-cheat

      I suppose linux graphic drivers and performance are still an issue

      graphics drivers yes, but only really on nvidia and only really on newer cards
      in my experience performance has been mostly on-par or better under linux than windows, including many “windows only” games through wine/proton

      • PowerCrazy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        11·
        8 days ago

        I’m thinking very new AAA releases like GTA6, Buldurs Gate 3, Hollow Knight, as well as minor developers that may not have linux releases. Though I acknowledge the difficulty of creating a linux version is getting smaller.

        • Horse {they/them}@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
          1·
          8 days ago

          they don’t need a dedicated linux release, they work fine through proton, which is built into steam
          i can personally vouch that baldurs gate 3 runs very well on my linux machine

          this is a good website to check if the games you care about will work well