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This is just as annoying as Docker constantly asking me to rate it. This trend is just tacky.
I really hate how needy apps are nowadays: “do you like me? Do you? Did you install the mobile app?” Do your job and shut up; you’re a program.
website: This page is better in app!
user: and who's fault is that?
I was wrong, and it’s very clear I was wrong. It’s a shame really and kind of sad. It’s like your favorite hammer turning against you; a tool you’ve used for decades decides to self-immolate. Or maybe a hammer that you’ve used for decades and then started playing an ad and tracking your location every time you pick it up.
Terrible.
So is there a regedit you can do to disable OneDrive completely or does Microsoft worm their way around that as well. Honestly the only thing keeping me from updating from Windows 10 to Windows 11 is that the ads and forced behaviors are an order of magnitude greater in their shittiness.
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Just as a counterpoint, the same games run better for me on the Linux/proton side of the same hardware. Haven't had any real issues with non-steam games either on my Linux desktop or my steam deck. It's interesting to note how different the experience of different users is. Makes me curious what part of the stack is causing such massively divergent outcomes. Graphics driver? Window manager? Distro defaults? Tough iss…
So my only real experience with linux gaming is with SteamOS and Proton. A big example of a game that I had to jump through hoops (and just gave up and switched to Windows) was Kingdom Hearts. FF14 (not through Steam) was another example of a game that I got to work fairly well, but the steps to get it working was weird and meant I lost the syncing the real launcher had. However I do want to mention that I actually d…
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I would expect that some people are genuinely working really hard on making the UX better. But there are equally powerful forces of people who see how they can enrich themselves by actively making the UX worse. It is difficult to underestimate the effectiveness of a sociopathic manager who sees a path to making money at everyone’s expense.
I think MS sees that Google is and has been making huge profits over the years by simply pushing advertising on us. I assume MS is now going in that direction too. The signs are there, more and more ads in Windows. And the ads are no longer just 'ads". They are interactive ads, which tell their provider much about people's preferences, which data can then be used, or sold.
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Additionally, LTSC is a lifeline that was designed to eventually run-out. The individuals that rely on it are in for a rude awakening when the LTS period expires. Microsoft has no interest in catering to you; they want enterprise users on metered B2B solutions, and individuals on their ad-ridden "Home" OS. If you feel insulted, the best they'll offer you is the option to buy a "Pro" license and feel even worse about…
I don't understand why you are making such a critical reply. LTS versions of operating systems have been a standard thing for years. Even some Linux distros do it (did? do they still). Also a simple google search would have shown otherwise. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/w... Windows 11 LTSC was announced for next year. Given how Windows 10 LSTC differed strongly from all of the crap they…
The newer versions of Windows seem to care less and less about what the user prefers. This is emblematic in the message boxes that offer a choice between Yes and Not Now/Maybe Later. It takes real effort to make Windows accept a No.
I'm no dogmatic, soapbox-spewin' free software acolyte, but at this point using Windows just feels somehow degrading. It's like a bad night in Vegas. Like being trapped inside the Daily Mail. Thank God for all of you free software types, or I'd have nothing to boot instead!
Don't be too happy as SecureBoot will not make you want too long until required to register your free software in some 3-4 letter government agency to be able to boot it. At least in Europe.
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> I wish I could understand why product managers come up with these ideas and developers implement them. To become Senior Product Managers. You can't advance your career without putting your mark on the product.
Isn't that supposed to be a positive mark? "Yeah, he ruined the product, let's promote him to Senior Product Manager" is not a thing that people say very often.
As long as it is positive to the person who writes your cheques, does it matter?
Six to twelve months after you've left, that 'feature' is unceremoniously killed, like so many of these little features in Windows has over the years, such as Active Desktop -- who didn't want a webpage embedded as their desktop?
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Precisely why I’m on a Windows 10 install that hasn’t been updated in nearly 2 years. “yes but those updates contain security patches!” If three letter agencies or foreign state sponsored hackers want my Baldur’s Gate 3 save files that bad, they can have them. Otherwise I’m not installing Linkin_Park_Numb.mp3.exe or raw dogging Russian URLs in my spam folder so it’s tough to care. Bitdefender tells me when something…
All the CVE bros just fainted reading this