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[–] DaddleDew 165 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (21 children)

According to the article they might be doing this to further discourage people from bypassing the hardware restrictions for installing Windows 11.

Don't worry Microsoft. I am fully deterred from ever installing Windows 11 on any of my current or future computers already.

They wouldn't be acting like this if they weren't convinced that they are in a monopolistic situation that is strong enough to let them get away with it. They don't seem to realize how user friendly and approachable some Linux distros have become, or at least are making the bet that most of their users won't discover it. I hope this anti consumer attitude pushes more and more people into giving Linux a try, like it did for me.

[–] IonAddis 50 points 7 months ago (6 children)

I've been trying to move to Linux for about 20 years, but gaming issues always sent me back to Windows.

I tried again after hearing about how proton and steamdeck have made it so much easier for most games and it's true. Been exclusively on Linux on my gaming rig since about September. The only one I couldn't get working was oddly a little simple indie game, it lagged badly while stuff like No Man's Sky and Cyberpunk ran fine.

Microsoft is pushing this at a very bad time, because you CAN game on Linux now.

[–] kennebel 5 points 7 months ago

I’ve been trying to switch back to Linux desktop for a couple of years. I’ve been very successful lately with “Pop! OS (nvidia)”, I think this one might finally stick.

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