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Well, Microsoft is doing everything they can to get people to switch to Linux right now...
They are succeeding!
I’ve used Linux for years, certainly for all servers, but preferred the Windows desktop environment until last year.
So many shitty, slow updates. Hassle me to give MS my data or switch to Edge half the times I boot up…
I have fully embraced Gnome Shell and love my Debian setup. Feels great to be in control again!
Also, baseline CPU load is way lower and it’s much more rare to have my fans throttle up.
Valve and Microsoft working together to get people to switch to Linux and make 2024 the Year of Linux on the desktop.
Like for real. Ad ridden OS 11 with no support for a ton of processors that are still in use. My system I built in 2015 still runs fantastic, but my AMD 1600x processor didn't make the cut. No loss there. As soon as OS 10 support stops it'll just be a Linux PC.
Valve has also been a huge help with the constant push for Linux gaming and the Steam Deck.
The increase in Linux is actually from Apple. Both Linux and Windows usage increased while MacOS decreased.
To be horribly pedantic... Not necessarily!
It could be Apple users -> Windows users -> Linux users -- with larger numbers of Apple -> Windows conversions than Windows -> Linux conversions...
You know.
Maybe.
I don't really keep up with Apple stuff, what are they doing for this to possibly happen?
Let me show you how with this PowerPoint! The new Windows11 PowerPoint, while shared in teams is both readable....the ant reading needs DLP fast eyes to shake its head at 130FPS so that the 4 available pixels can be translated into full 4K for the ant. That's when the magic happens that some people are not aware, because if you got an ant farm, it will sometimes arrange the top sand into the current 4k frame. Yes, there's a little loss of you use builder's sand vs playground sand. Also there's only one color...sand. and it freezes a lot!... but do you know how hard it is to translate 4k pixel by pixel? The good news is that if everyone is sharing their cameras you get an absolute awesome view of their faces!... everyone squinting trying to see if that little squiggly thing is the updated bracket you're working on or if it's an ant.
For those that are stuck with it: https://github.com/LeDragoX/Win-Debloat-Tools
Everything they can? They just need to kill off windows, they're not doing that.
That depends on how you look at it.
They have a lot of existing contracts they can't simply annul.
Such as? I love Windows 11 for Auto HDR alone. I never have to think about HDR at all in 11. It just works. In 10 the implementation was wonky at best. It often made things look worse so I literally never used it. Can't wait for the dedicated Copilot key as well. 'Bout time they retired the useless Menu key. I don't know of any Linux distro that integrates AI with the OS... Do you? Cause I'm still willing to switch so long as it has AI and a proper HDR implementation.
Ehy would you want "AI" in an OS?
There are very legitimate usecases.
Better offline translation, image descriptions for the less visually able, being able to search for specific images (e.g. going to the gallery app and searching for all your dog pics). This all could be done offline, privately, using ethically-sourced training data.
Is that how Microsoft will use AI? Lmao of course not
It'll be used as a shitty chatbot that only exists to siphon your data and send it to Microsoft so they can target you with more ads, some of which will be pushed to you via that very same AI "assistant".
You have a point and I was a little too against it. Still, having offline AI will transform any PC into a heater, no?
I'm using AI in a very controlled manner, I don't want somebody else to decide for me where it's applied.
Also, Windows 11 doesn't have support for ultrawide monitors, and I happen to have one.
What do you mean it doesn't support ultrawide monitors? I had an ultrawide for almost a decade and every version of Windows supported it flawlessly.
The new task bar can’t be moved to a short edge, so it obstructs a significant part of the screen.
Windows 11 can be displayed on a ultra wide monitor, but it's not designed to work on that aspect ratio.
So you technically can move the task bar to the edge in Windows 11, but it requires a registry change. Ludicrous, but if you're a home user you can do it.
If you're stuck on an IT-managed install for work like I am, however, you're out of luck
I’ve tested that, the taskbar completely breaks when you do that. Visually it’s at the edge, but everything else assumes that it’s below. For example, opening the start menu opens it at the bottom.
Oh so even if you do the registry workaround it's worthless? Lol amazing, good to know.
Hm so you mean the task bar isn't flexible then? Not quite what I understood by not working with ultrawides but I guess I can see where you're coming from.
The only thing you can change is whether it's centered or left justified, it's not flexible at all.
The problem is that it takes up a significant amount of screen space for nothing.