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Re: The End of Windows

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Post by binaryjay »

djsumdog wrote: post #81
ynniv wrote: post #48

This seems like a ridiculous strategy. Who would abandon an ecosystem that they own over 80% of? If they're spending too much money on it, stop adding features and harden what they already have. It's increasingly clear that macOS isn't business-level stable, and Linux isn't polished... No one has an Android device on their desk at work. Maybe if they stopped trying to take over the world they would realize that they…

I agree. I wish Microsoft would focus on Windows 11 and not think of Win10 as the last Windows, thereby flooding it with adware non-sense. There are still a lot of tech heads and gamers that depend on Windows and will continue to buy into the platform. I even know hard core Linux devs who've switched back to Win10 and just work off of the new Linux Subsystem and an X11 server. With Android being a clusterfuck of vend…

>With Android being a clusterfuck of vendor specific bloatware and not having a single concept of a clean install, Microsoft should focus on keeping a clean Windows install equivalent to a fresh Mac install.

Speaking of Windows OEM bloatware clusterfucks here's your typical Windows HP OEM Windows clusterfuck:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1GyAI5d-Yw&feature=youtu.be...

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by amiga-workbench »

PuffinBlue wrote: post #325
enitihas wrote: post #272

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I think your experience may be an outlier. Being in an University for the past 4 years, I observed that 90% of the laptops used by the students were 1366*768, and majority were 4GB, followed by 8GB. I don't remember anyone having any problems running the latest chrome or Firefox. I think people even managed to run things like SolidWorks or Matlab perfectly fine on those machines.

None of the other things surprise me, but that screen resolution does a bit. It's been about 8 years since I last had a laptop without at least 1080p I think.

1366x768 just will not die. They're usually cancerous TN panels with 20 degree viewing angles too.

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by agumonkey »

keithpeter wrote: post #496
agumonkey wrote: post #207

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no you're right, I was just not willing to swap the disks

Caddies same size, so just one screw on each machine and a quick swap. X220/8Gb/xfce4 runs fine for my modest needs. At one of my employers they are using Windows 10 for Education. We had some atom based small form factor desktop PCs that worked really nicely with Windows 10 just after the upgrade, but then as great grandparent post says began to become noticebly slower as the weeks and months went by. They have been…

Crazy how free market 'improves' things..

ps: btw I just did ssd swap. I'll see how the x200 does. First difference, wifi nic has a much stronger signal/bandwidth.

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by kuzimoto »

deno wrote: post #451
bayindirh wrote: post #381

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> As someone who reads text all day, going up to a 27" 150 PPI monitor was huge. You're right, however not everyone has the same desktop space to accomodate a 27" panel. I can barely fit a 24" on my desk. 1440p monitors start at 25". > The other footnote should be that display prices have been crashing recently. When I was in the US at the end of 2014, one of my friends said the same thing about flash drives when I p…

1440p is a resolution for gaming, not work. You can get 24" 4k (2160p) 180ppi 60Hz for $300 e.g. LG 24UD58.

Just purchased two 1440p monitors and I love doing work on them. 25" and the PPI is just perfect for me.

Anything higher resolution-wise requires a much larger display to be readable at 100% scaling. I'm adamantly against using scaling.

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by contextfree »

simonh wrote: post #225
Micoloth wrote: post #194

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>immature and unproven technology Wasn't old windows desktop technology the one proven to be bad? I mean I can say this because I like windows, but people have made fun of windows bugs and viruses for three decades now.. Granted, Windows Store still sucks ass years later its introduction, but building a new ecosystem with unified and modern tooling was probably a necessary step for them to make

There as nothing wrong with their desktop core technology. Visita at least allowed them to solve the security issues, and with seven they had a really great, solid desktop OS. The problem was actively undermining all that with Metro and RT. What’s popular and effective about 10 is all the crud they stripped off it, much more than anything they added, just as with 7.

The security issues aren't "solved" as long as the expectation is that apps run with full user privileges; that's why the AppContainer/UWP model was and is needed.

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by kuzimoto »

Stratoscope wrote: post #474
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #442

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I never get comments like these, as if the text just gets smaller as the resolution increases, rather than what actually happens (the text gets crisper). 5120x2880 is so nice because you can’t see the pixels and words almost look like they are on paper.

Seconded. 2560x1440 on a 27" panel is only 109 pixels per inch. I use a ThinkPad with that same resolution on a 14" display, with a 24" 4K UHD next to it in portrait mode. Both displays are around 200 pixels per inch, plus or minus. It's great not having to see the pixels, so much more pleasant and easy on the eyes. Also the combination of a portrait display with the landscape display is really nice. I can read an en…

I agree that having higher PPI is great, but are you using scaling to make text larger? I was barely able to use a 28" 4k a 100%, can't imagine doing that at 24"

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by BuckRogers »

kristianp wrote: post #505
BuckRogers wrote: post #468

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Agreed. I've been using a Commodore or PC desktop since ~1986. Been through lots of hardware iterations, seen and pondered many different configurations. I found the 24" 1080P display is the best and the more, the better[0]. And no larger than 24" either, that's crucial. I've downsized from larger panels to 24". I wouldn't trade my three 1080P 24" panels for 4K panels, unless the goal was to sell the 4K panels and re…

Why do you prefer a 24 inch display to a larger one such as a 27 inch?

The dot pitch is too big, at least at 1080P and it's just not as sharp as I prefer. I had a couple 27" 1080P panels at one point and got rid of them. 1440P@27" is good but I've just been happiest overall with my three 1080P panels, the main factor is fitting three 27" panels on most desks (& mine is rather large) is harder than 24s. Also, less neck movement to focus on a panel on the periphery. Some trial and error to reach this point but as long as I run three panels, I'll never go beyond 24".

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by bitmapbrother »

mschuster91 wrote: post #480
bitmapbrother wrote: post #461

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>You mean like Apple asking me to use iCloud every single time I unlock my Mac? Or every time I power on my test iOS devices? Or do you mean up I have to open the App Store to apply MacOS updates and click past the ads? I don't get asked to use iCloud every time I unlock a Mac. Additionally, I don't recall a Mac ever displaying ads in their file explorer asking me to upgrade my SkyDrive storage. Nor do I ever recall…

> I also don't recall ever having to proactively prevent the mass collection of "telemetry" data when installing Mac OS. To be fair, it will ask you once at profile creation if you agree to sending telemetry. To the best of my knowledge though, Apple respects the choice and does not reset it quietly like Windows does.

Windows 10 privacy controls are intentionally designed to be skipped by the average consumer.

Let's have a look at the "Get Going Fast" screen

https://media.askvg.com/articles/images5/Customize_Privacy_S...

You'll see at the very bottom a Customize Settings button that is nearly invisible. It's located on the left side, shaded in a color that is different from the other buttons and the text size is substantially smaller than the standard button text size.

The majority of users will have missed this and just clicked on the Use Express Settings button.

Let's have a look at what is turned on by default:

Personalization

1. Personalize your speech, inkling input and typing by sending contacts and calendar details, along with other associated input data to Microsoft.

2. Send typing and input data to Microsoft to improve the recognition and suggestion platform.

3. Let apps use your advertising ID for experience across apps.

4. Let Skype (if installed) help you connect with friends in your address book and verify your mobile number. SMS and data charges may apply.

Location

1. Turn on Find My Device and let Windows and apps request your location, including location history and send Microsoft and trusted partners location data to improve location services.

Connectivity and error reporting

1. Automatically connect to suggested open hotspots. Not all networks are secure.

2. Automatically connect to networks shared by your contacts.

3. Automatically connect to hotspots temporarily to see if paid Wi-Fi services are available.

4. Send full error and diagnostic information to Microsoft.

Browser, protection, and update

1. User SmartScreen online services to help protect against malicious content and downloads in sites loaded by Windows browsers and Store apps.

2. User page prediction to improve reading, speed up browsing, and make your overall experience better in Windows browsers. Your browsing data will be sent to Microsoft.

3. Get updates from and send update to others PCs on the Internet to speed up app and Windows update downloads.

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by PuffinBlue »

bzbarsky wrote: post #334
PuffinBlue wrote: post #325

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None of the other things surprise me, but that screen resolution does a bit. It's been about 8 years since I last had a laptop without at least 1080p I think.

Do you buy your laptop for screen real estate or for "small and not too heavy"? Because the latter is what most people buy for, as far as I can tell.

Those things aren't necessarily mutually exclusive anymore. Something like a Dell 7270 will cost about £275 on eBay. 12 inch screen and 1080p touchscreen. Some question the wisdom of a small screen like that with scaling and whatnot but I've always found it fine.

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

kuzimoto wrote: post #516
Stratoscope wrote: post #474

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Seconded. 2560x1440 on a 27" panel is only 109 pixels per inch. I use a ThinkPad with that same resolution on a 14" display, with a 24" 4K UHD next to it in portrait mode. Both displays are around 200 pixels per inch, plus or minus. It's great not having to see the pixels, so much more pleasant and easy on the eyes. Also the combination of a portrait display with the landscape display is really nice. I can read an en…

I agree that having higher PPI is great, but are you using scaling to make text larger? I was barely able to use a 28" 4k a 100%, can't imagine doing that at 24"

Scaling is usually on by default in most modern operating systems.
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