▲ 829 ▼ Microsoft wants to hide the 'Sign out' button in Windows 11 behind a Microsoft 365 ad (www.neowin.net) submitted 2 years ago by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 294 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 2 years ago (5 children) Dual boot if you're up for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago (4 children) Dual booting kinda sucks. It fragments your workflow and it is pretty disruptive compared to just being able to move to whatever you need to move to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Run windows on a VM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) That's better but assuming they have a system that can run windows in a VM at native resolution it's still a broken workflow that won't attract people to Linux. Look Linux is my daily driver, my entire lab is Linux. We use a combination of Debian, fedora, and rhel. I'm not opposed to using other distros. It's okay for working with my peers who are on windows but not the best. Easy enough to work around. However if an important part of your workflow requires Windows, Adobe, Autodesk, the murky shit of office products, etc., then arguing for dual booting, using a VM , or a different computer isn't going to win people to Linux. It makes proponents seem silly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Moorshou@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why does it have to be one tool though? More of a complaint to business in that they don't let you use other tools. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Sure and that sucks but that's reality permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foo@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago (4 children) Dual booting kinda sucks. It fragments your workflow and it is pretty disruptive compared to just being able to move to whatever you need to move to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Run windows on a VM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) That's better but assuming they have a system that can run windows in a VM at native resolution it's still a broken workflow that won't attract people to Linux. Look Linux is my daily driver, my entire lab is Linux. We use a combination of Debian, fedora, and rhel. I'm not opposed to using other distros. It's okay for working with my peers who are on windows but not the best. Easy enough to work around. However if an important part of your workflow requires Windows, Adobe, Autodesk, the murky shit of office products, etc., then arguing for dual booting, using a VM , or a different computer isn't going to win people to Linux. It makes proponents seem silly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Moorshou@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why does it have to be one tool though? More of a complaint to business in that they don't let you use other tools. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Sure and that sucks but that's reality permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Run windows on a VM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) That's better but assuming they have a system that can run windows in a VM at native resolution it's still a broken workflow that won't attract people to Linux. Look Linux is my daily driver, my entire lab is Linux. We use a combination of Debian, fedora, and rhel. I'm not opposed to using other distros. It's okay for working with my peers who are on windows but not the best. Easy enough to work around. However if an important part of your workflow requires Windows, Adobe, Autodesk, the murky shit of office products, etc., then arguing for dual booting, using a VM , or a different computer isn't going to win people to Linux. It makes proponents seem silly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Moorshou@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why does it have to be one tool though? More of a complaint to business in that they don't let you use other tools. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Sure and that sucks but that's reality permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) That's better but assuming they have a system that can run windows in a VM at native resolution it's still a broken workflow that won't attract people to Linux. Look Linux is my daily driver, my entire lab is Linux. We use a combination of Debian, fedora, and rhel. I'm not opposed to using other distros. It's okay for working with my peers who are on windows but not the best. Easy enough to work around. However if an important part of your workflow requires Windows, Adobe, Autodesk, the murky shit of office products, etc., then arguing for dual booting, using a VM , or a different computer isn't going to win people to Linux. It makes proponents seem silly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Moorshou@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why does it have to be one tool though? More of a complaint to business in that they don't let you use other tools. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Sure and that sucks but that's reality permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Moorshou@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why does it have to be one tool though? More of a complaint to business in that they don't let you use other tools. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Sure and that sucks but that's reality permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Sure and that sucks but that's reality permalink fedilink source parent