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Nearly half of Steam's users are still using Windows 10, with end of life fast approaching (www.pcguide.com)
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

At this point I am not even sure Microsoft thinks it is better to run important windows software natively on windows rather than in a much more stable, reliable virtual environment inside of Linux or WINE.

Both are going to crash occasionally (we are talking about windows software after all) but when the part running Windows software in Linux crashes it isn't anywhere as likely to sink the whole boat and crash the rest of the operating system and potentially lose a bunch of stuff.

I think clearly what Microsoft is gunning for longterm is to eat their operating system with a bunch of cloud crap that doesn't even really run locally for the most part.

Which is why we need to burn this to the ground so there are consequences for Microsoft for betraying users this thoroughly and completely.

Do you part, give friendly helpful linux advice to newbies, share resources and have some fun with it!

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    For anything that HAS to work and only runs on Windows (eat a dick Siemens) I put it in a VM with no network connection. A physical machine that gets regular updates is too unstable to rely on.

    When ever I'm teaching a new guy I try to get them on board with using VMs at at minimum for reliability and a VM under Linux if they are interested.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    I'm having a problem finding VM software I can use for free that isn't a trial, or requires an account/login.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You are correct Microsoft is selling a branded Thin Client Mini PC, around $400. It doesn't store anything local it is all cloud app, onedrive access stuff. Their Azure is Linux so its just a "Windows" Box for gaining access to Linux in the cloud. Lol

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Pathetic, and the plan will backfire on even their contracts with corporations as any moment now all the data they are storing will be stolen in a truly massive data breach and Microsoft won't even be able to do damage control effectively because they purposefully removed, broke and obsifucated local and secure workflows and focused everything on a subscription based model where everything including practically your social security number is entrusted to their shitty servers.

    I think there is a good chance the EU could regulate on this.

    What Microsoft thinks they can do in a situation like this is the same thing they have always done, hamfistedly and halfassedly walk back anti-consumer/anti-user practices until people calm down, rinse repeat.

    Hilariously though this manuever relies on Microsoft not having any rivals in a seriously threatening position to flank when Microsoft begins to enter an enshittified vulnerability, which as much as they seem to be clueless about it (please keep being clueless M$), Linux is.

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