Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps on My PC Without Asking

Post by Sir_Cmpwn » Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 9:55 PM UTC

emodendroket wrote: post #161

badsectoracula wrote: post #158

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Open source video game console emulators are certainly not worse. If anything, the best by far emulator (Dolphin) is open source, but even beyond that almost every open source VGC emulator is also open source and those emulators tend to be the most long running ones (almost always because the developers of the closed source emulators lose interest). For some systems, you have only open source emulators.

There are several systems where your only option is Windows, unless the situation has changed drastically since I last looked into it. I remember Dreamcast, Saturn, DS, PSP, and PS2 being in this category, and also the options for N64/PSX not being very good, the last time I was interested. Of course, someone can respond to arguments about any program being missing with "well, I don't care about those," but you can't…

Post by emodendroket » Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 9:56 PM UTC

sofaofthedamned wrote: post #180

emodendroket wrote: post #175

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> I don't disagree with anything else you said, admin'ing windows boxes is a terrible experience. Active Directory is really powerful in a way that, as far as I know, alternatives are not.

Agreed, it's awesome. I'm saying we didn't need it, and if you are a startup you probably don't need it either.

Post by woolvalley » Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 9:56 PM UTC

Sir_Substance wrote: post #58

falcolas wrote: post #7

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It's never that simple, especially for professional users and gamers. Those whose applications are only available for Windows. Sure, there are some open source alternatives, but they are only rarely as good, and even more seldom better, than their Windows counterparts.

>It's never that simple, especially for professional users and gamers. Those whose applications are only available for Windows. I'm both, and you're definitely wrong. 155 of my 343 steam games have direct native ports. I've just stopped playing stellaris and started playing KSP. I've been a linux gamer for the last three years and it's been a better experience, not worse. I dominate on ballistic overkill because the…

Post by Sir_Cmpwn » Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 9:57 PM UTC

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Sir_Cmpwn wrote: post #159

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The people whose brains are not fried by dual booting should be dual booting and moving the platform steadily forward to reduce the excuses for the people whose brains are fried by dual booting.

So basically you want me to setup dual boot, teach, offer free support for the rest of their lives, for every person that I know? Because that's the only group who could do what we are talking about. Or maybe you want me to convince them they should pay someone else to do that because Stallman was right. I'm sure some people are lucky enough to have friends and family who would accept your values instantly, learn the…

Post by Sohcahtoa82 » Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 9:59 PM UTC

Sir_Cmpwn wrote: post #31

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I'd switch to Linux in the blink of an eye if I didn't have to worry about my games working. WINE is great and all, but it's still not 100% compatible.

Do you also own a PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii, and a Nintendo Switch? Do you miss the exclusives on them? You'll survive without the handful of games you have to leave behind.