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by noir_lord 260 days ago
That's an entertaining read.

I binned Windows 11 recently (only kept it around for gaming) because I didn't like the direction it was clearly going (and has been for a while - including their shoehorning of AI into everything when I don't want it or need it) and don't game enough that I care much any more.

For the first time since the 80's I'm not running a Windows OS on any of my machines.

I doubt they'll care, I'm one user of hundreds of millions but I don't have to consider whether every update is going to turn on something I don't want/hate so I care.

The linked video (via a linked post) from Dave Plummer does indeed sum up my feelings pretty well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTpA5jt1g60
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ncr100 260 days ago
Windows is _always_ a pain in my a*. Every time I boot my windows box it costs me and average of 45 minutes of software updating.

And, FWIW MS's gaming-business is around 10% of its revenue, which is likely to be slowing soon:

- Valve made Steam OS (aka Proton) run on ARM architecture in addition to x86, and Valve also releasing a Steam OS PC to play Windows Games on in addition to its pioneering Steam Deck + clones (https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/virtual-reality/valv...)

- Cross-platform title releases are happening more and more frequently, with MS / XBox owned studio games being released on PlayStation

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wormius 259 days ago
The ads on 11 were enough to keep me away, at least til 10 expired.

The AI guaranteed I will never touch MS again, and recently switched when it did expire.

"No ethical consumption" under capitalism or whatever; every tech company has their finger in the pie. sigh

I'm slightly worried about the Linux Kernel and whether AI features pushed by NVidia, and MS in particular, will get brought in.

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