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Microslop promising to improve windows 11 and give users agency back.
5 minutes later...
Linux is easier than ever to adop, distros like Mint just works out of the box, gaming with on Linux with proton and newer Wine much easier now…
Macs are cheaper than ever with MacBook Neo, if you want something that would just works out of the box.
So people have options and they need to realize there is tons of options for every need.
Can second this comment regarding Linux Mint. Many years ago I tried switching to Linux (Ubuntu, I think, back around 2008) but I lacked the knowledge and skills to make it work. Three or four months ago I decided to try again and downloaded Mint and installed it. I've been reading that gaming on Linux had gotten worlds better lately.
I decided to just dip my toes first and set it up to dual boot, in case I chose to go back to Windows. I had very few problems with the installation and operation. Nothing that took more than a quick google search to solve. Since then it's been not unlike using Windows.
And yes, gaming seems to work pretty flawlessly too. I installed Steam and have had few issues with running any of the games I've tried.
Wasn't MS just saying that they were going to work to de-shittify Windows? Evidently the same decision makers for the previous shit are still in charge.
By "de-shitify" they meant removing all the shit which isn't owned and controlled by Microsoft.
That's great. Yet another reason to tell people when they ask me why I'm using Linux on my computers.
I've seen this episode before....something something IE something something Netscape
in 98 they were taken to court because at one point you couldn't even uninstall IE from your PC since, if I remember correctly, It was so tied into the file explorer it would break your system. they also made it difficult to download alternatives like Netscape.
I remember my Dad had a thing for "eMachines" PCs because A. they were cheap and B. most of the time they came preinstalled with Netscape as opposed to IE and he liked Netscape a lot better. Problem with this though is I liked to play X-Wing vs Tie Fighter and Jedi Knight online and the easiest way to do so was via Microsofts Internet Gaming Zone which ONLY worked on IE. and downloading/installing IE in the late 90s on a dial up connection took forever. and THEN once you did install it good luck uninstalling it.
"Funny" news that bring me back to the last time I decided to switch to Linux.
I updated windows 10 and when my PC booted I got a full screen to setup edge. I wasn't able to find any way to quit the screen. So I completed the set up and went to install Linux.
It's crazy how they believe they own the PC of their customers... I mean, it's in the name... Personal...
My Computer --> Computer --> This PC
Microsoft does not consider this your PC anymore.
Oh, so they're on board with convincing people to move to Linux. Good job!
It already does, on startup, on 11. The process is set to auto-run in task manager on every single new installation, it just doesn't "appear" though the process is already loaded in memory the moment you log in.
Go ahead, check task manager > startup apps
Microsoft is malware.
they are constantly looking for reasons to turn people away from their products
Steam is able to play most Windows games now via Proton. You can wipe out the cancer that is data mining you and feeding all your porn habits to the US government.
In case you didn't know, you can actually fully uninstall Edge.
https://www.neowin.net/guides/here-is-a-simple-method-to-uninstall-edge-in-windows-10-and-11/
(You probably don't need to do the "vivetool" steps)
Slopya Nadella: "Oh no, people are complaining this is the worst windows ever! We must do something!"
and this is the result. /slowclap
Why?
No, I can’t be bothered to read
Idiots...
