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I've got a macbook nearing end of life and frustration with apple (the company, not the hardware which I'm happy with) has been pushing me to consider windows. It's good to get these reminders of how smarmy Microsoft is. I think I'll probably grit my teeth and buy another mac
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I switched to Ubuntu recently. Never looking back. There are still minor painpoints, but they pale in comparison with the mess that has become Windows.
Since this is really just a gaming PC I really don't feel comfortable going the linux route for it. I know there is proton, but at the end of the day what matters for me is that my games work, I can record and stream. I know Linux Gaming has come a long way but until all of my games are running natively, I don't want to make the switch. Its the same reason I don't just have a nice Mac.
When it comes to gaming, nothing compares to Windows by a long shot. Unfortunately.
I recently rebuilt my computer and figured I would just go with Windows 11 to have all the new features and compatibility. I have been seriously debating on reinstalling and going back to 10. Just yesterday "gaming services" just decided it no longer wanted to run. With the talk of how much data this thing collects it really makes me uneasy. Even though I only use it for gaming (I use my Mac for everything else)... I…
Everybody should know by now that Windows 11 is a vastly inferior product compared to 10. Do not use it!!
Things seem to be more integrated (however clearly not fully given my issue I mentioned) on that front which for me is a good thing since this is a gaming pc.
Going with Windows 11 should have been an easy decision, but clearly they are screwing that up.
I've got a macbook nearing end of life and frustration with apple (the company, not the hardware which I'm happy with) has been pushing me to consider windows. It's good to get these reminders of how smarmy Microsoft is. I think I'll probably grit my teeth and buy another mac
Go with Linux and don't look back. Preferably mint, which is quite similar to the Windows look. The only issue I've faced is MS Office, but that's what I have my Mac for.
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I switched to Ubuntu recently. Never looking back. There are still minor painpoints, but they pale in comparison with the mess that has become Windows.
Since this is really just a gaming PC I really don't feel comfortable going the linux route for it. I know there is proton, but at the end of the day what matters for me is that my games work, I can record and stream. I know Linux Gaming has come a long way but until all of my games are running natively, I don't want to make the switch. Its the same reason I don't just have a nice Mac.
Perhaps you could install a second hard disk in your machine, and make it dual-boot? Just as a POC, and to get an idea of the state of Linux gaming.
Enterprise users are a captive audience - pay through the nose with year over year price hikes, or good luck with Linux. Microsoft's position is increasingly take it or leave it. When Microsoft lets Panos Panay ('head' of Windows) run these insane UI / UX experiments and foists it on Enterprise users via Windows 11/12, Microsoft is playing with fire. It's ridiculous to ask front line workers relearn tasks because some designer at Microsoft had too much caffeine and in a manic state decided to design some insane UX regression in Windows 11.
I would pay extra (more than a Windows 11 Pro license) to have a stripped down, Windows 2000 / NT Microsoft supported theme (I'm not installing UI/UX customizations from Stardock, sorry) that runs on the latest Windows kernel.
Other Enterprises want the same thing - UI / UX stability, running on the current Windows kernel.
I recently rebuilt my computer and figured I would just go with Windows 11 to have all the new features and compatibility. I have been seriously debating on reinstalling and going back to 10. Just yesterday "gaming services" just decided it no longer wanted to run. With the talk of how much data this thing collects it really makes me uneasy. Even though I only use it for gaming (I use my Mac for everything else)... I…
I mean is windows 10 collecting less data? I doubt it.
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Since this is really just a gaming PC I really don't feel comfortable going the linux route for it. I know there is proton, but at the end of the day what matters for me is that my games work, I can record and stream. I know Linux Gaming has come a long way but until all of my games are running natively, I don't want to make the switch. Its the same reason I don't just have a nice Mac.
Indeed. Linux is a no go for me. I don't use Steam, also I use DosBox a lot and tinker with a ton of stuff related to games. When it comes to gaming, nothing compares to Windows by a long shot. Unfortunately.