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Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

anthropodie wrote: post #87
pizza234 wrote: post #4

> How do you deal with Microsoft's crap on a daily basis? I don't; I develop on Linux. Ignoring this, within my very limited usage of Windows, it seems to me that MS has become increasingly more hostile over the last few years or so. To answer with something actionable: I discourage people from upgrading to Windows 11.

It seems weird that when a company grows beyond one point they start these user hostile practices. Google is another example. When they are small they are more open to innovation than manipulating user into using their product. What goes wrong?

I think Microsoft is an exception, they have been obnoxious since day one.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by tallmed »

pizza234 wrote: post #4

> How do you deal with Microsoft's crap on a daily basis? I don't; I develop on Linux. Ignoring this, within my very limited usage of Windows, it seems to me that MS has become increasingly more hostile over the last few years or so. To answer with something actionable: I discourage people from upgrading to Windows 11.

Gnu/Linux doesn't have this problem.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by rbanffy »

dudewritingcode wrote: post #168
rbanffy wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> WSL2, running Linux on Windows, VS Code, VS 2022, it's all good. As someone who also has a Linux desktop and laptops in addition to the Windows machine, WSL is terrible next to the real thing. Unless you need software that only runs on Windows, I advise against using it as a reason to stay on Windows.

I own a XPS 9500 I can tell you that even though I have dual boot I use windows and wsl2. Ubuntu is worse than wsl2 at running exactly same stuff, even the X apps through Vcxsrv are snappier on Windows compared to Ubuntu. To that, add lack of features in Linux apps, Discord lack of Krisp for example, poor cpu usage for videos in and outside browser, really bad BT, poor wireless performance and others. I am a power us…

Let me guess: Nvidia graphics?

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by lnxg33k1 »

SantiagoElf wrote: post #24
rbanffy wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> WSL2, running Linux on Windows, VS Code, VS 2022, it's all good. As someone who also has a Linux desktop and laptops in addition to the Windows machine, WSL is terrible next to the real thing. Unless you need software that only runs on Windows, I advise against using it as a reason to stay on Windows.

I have been using Linux since Redhat 6.2 back in 1998. I have had my share of xconfig edits, bash scripts, etc explorations. I am now reaching 36, I just like 'things that work' - like Windows. Windows works with all my hardware, with all my 7 laptops, with all my 2 towers, I can install Visual Studio 2022 on it, I can install Ubuntu in WSL2 and I can play Dota2/Civ/Baldur's Gate/Warhammer 40k Insquisitor Martyr/list…

Depends what works means for you, for me its being able to have a desktop running with a an ide and being able to choose reliably my defaults with the os getting out of my way. Linux does it for me 100%, windows is a bunch of GUI with no portable config and always tries to sell you something, including unclear errors and sudden crashes

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by Nextgrid »

jptech wrote: post #149
Nextgrid wrote: post #39

> How do you deal with Microsoft's crap on a daily basis? An M1 Macbook Air starts at $1k and is a perfectly usable machine for most tasks.

The usability of MacOS is horrible. saying it as a Win+Linux guy.

It's definitely getting worse and I agree it's worse than Windows 7, but I'll still take it over Windows 8+.

Linux really depends on what you do with it and whether you use a laptop or desktop. Desktop is really not a problem as you don't care about battery life, wireless connections or power management. But on laptops it can be tricky - Bluetooth is still a horrible mess in the Linux world for example.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by Dylan16807 »

rbanffy wrote: post #147
Octabrain wrote: post #99

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> ...WSL is terrible next to the real thing... I am genuinely interested on knowing your reasons for saying WSL is terrible. Just for clarification, I'm a Linux/MacOS user but the times I've had to use WSL in the past whether experimenting at home or in some companies where I was force to use Windows, I though it is actually one of the most decent things Microsoft has created on its entire existence. It is easy to en…

> I am genuinely interested on knowing your reasons for saying WSL is terrible. It's just that it's poorly integrated with the host environment (because there is a host environment). On Linux and Macs, the Unix side is the machine itself. With WSL1, you have a Windows kernel pretending to be a Linux one (I kind of prefer this approach) but my home folder is not my Windows home folder, but terminal still opens the Win…

Sorry about the VPN trouble (which may or may not be WSL's fault) but having to stick "cd ~" in .bashrc and not liking network drives isn't enough to get close to "terrible".

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by wruza »

Since this is a pretty much install-linux thread, I’d like to ask fellow HN-ers which system should I try again. I have a rich experience with linux in the past, but modern OSes turn me off. They are windows-y, just without crap/spyware.

Which DE/FM will allow me to configure menus? E.g. “git push” item on a folder containing .git, “npm run myscript” on a folder containing package.json.

Which DE has presets for window placement like FancyZones? E.g. you move/resize a window normally, but when you hold Shift, it suggests (draws) pre-configured zones where you may drop it.

Which FM allows for in-place folder expansion (like Finder)?

Which distro goes with already preinstalled codecs drivers etc, so I don’t get 480p max on youtube and low playback fps? It was an issue even with ubuntus few years ago, maybe 4-5.

Do distros support G-sync at all? Many monitors with different DPI? Different refresh rates?

Thanks!

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by lionkor »

Ygg2 wrote: post #42
prohobo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, the answer is to simply not use Windows. I can only see there being an advantage for some game developers to be using it these days. Linux is actually a much better OS for techies: you can make it look nicer, have a better workflow, and you can really play games now that Steam Deck brought so much focus on Linux compatibility. Otherwise, Mac OS is doing just fine as well.

> Yeah, the answer is to simply not use Windows. Yeah, no. You either switch to Mac and lose 99% of your applications and some of your hardware. Or you switch to Linux and lose 90% of your applications and latest hardware; And enjoy random problems and figuring out which of hundred answers online is right. Answer could be none, because for example Wayland support for multiple monitors sucks.

Back when the 2070 came out I built a machine with that RTX 2070, i7-9700k, some new ram, some new harddrives and ssd(s), m.2 and not, etc. and I have not had any issues with Archlinux.

Same experience when I bought my thinkpad L14 AMD, no issues either.

Im convinced at this point that the entire "linux is bad on new hardware" is a thing of the past.

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