Microsoft is driving users away

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Post by leotravis10 » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:01 PM UTC

Microsoft is driving users away
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Re: Microsoft is driving users away

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Post by fifteen1506 » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:12 PM UTC

No-one cares about Power Users once the rest of the populace is on Windows.

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Post by ThePowerOfFuet » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:12 PM UTC

>To Access the old devices and printer use the run prompt and type the following: shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}

This is the finest advertisement for every OS not named Windows that I have ever seen.

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Post by firesteelrain » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:13 PM UTC

As much as I like Linux, tides won’t be shifting for desktop to Linux. It will be Microsoft Windows for years to come

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Post by rodolphoarruda » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:14 PM UTC

I used Ubuntu on my laptops from 2008 to 2023. Last year I switched to Windows 10. Looking at what's going on, I believe I'll be back to Ubuntu in my next laptop. Cycles...

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Post by jseliger » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:16 PM UTC

rodolphoarruda wrote: post #5

I used Ubuntu on my laptops from 2008 to 2023. Last year I switched to Windows 10. Looking at what's going on, I believe I'll be back to Ubuntu in my next laptop. Cycles...

It may be true that Linux on the desktop is finally here, but I used to read about that on /. in the late '90s and early '00s, and people talk about it occasionally on HN.

Just because it hasn't happened doesn't mean it won't, but like 25 / 0 of the last "Linux is taking over the desktop" moments have been predicted.

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Post by doawoo » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:16 PM UTC

I really agree with this article- I used Windows as my primary OS (not counting work machines) until about 2 years ago, the mess of non coherent design and CONSTANTLY resetting my user preferences every update (like shoving new buttons [see: ads] onto my taskbar) ultimately lead me to buying the first m1 mbp as my new personal machine.

Never looked back. I only boot up windows for occasional games now, and even then, old games started to stop working. Linux at this point has better backwards compatibility using Proton/Wine/etc.

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Post by treprinum » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:18 PM UTC

rodolphoarruda wrote: post #5

I used Ubuntu on my laptops from 2008 to 2023. Last year I switched to Windows 10. Looking at what's going on, I believe I'll be back to Ubuntu in my next laptop. Cycles...

I can't get Ubuntu working well on my Zephyrus G14 4090. They seem to have dropped the ball...

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Post by nikanj » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:20 PM UTC

Nobody gets a good performance review for keeping a time-tested design. Rewriting everything is the key to career progress

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Post by mixmastamyk » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:21 PM UTC

If only, the worst thing about Windows was that its control panels were inconsistent. Leaving aside "predictably treacherous" MSFT behavior.