Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to just trade in their PC for a newer one, because how hard can it be?
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Well, for people that buy into Apple, there's a higher chance that's the case
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It's not wise to assume someone is stupid based on ability with technology. This is why Linux fans drive people away and harm adoption.
In my experience on average the incompetent are also kind of stupid. Is your experience different?
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In my experience on average the incompetent are also kind of stupid. Is your experience different?
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I never liked Windows 10, I had way too many issues with it. However, so many companies rely on old versions of Windows and it takes them years to upgrade to the latest version. The machines I use at work still have Windows 10 installed because the software we rely on isn't compatible with Windows 11 yet. This whole "trade in your old PC for a new one" is ridiculous. Thankfully there's many Linux distros that work with older hardware so you don't need Windows!
When management doesnโt want to upgrade from XP because it still works
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Linux users tell Microsoft to just get over it, dump your parasitic software and start over, because how hard can it be?
As someone who did exactly this a year and a half or so ago: so much easier than you think.
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No snap by default is on its own a huge difference. Far from window dressing.
If you give a new user snaps, many things will not work as they expect, and that is not a hurdle beginners should have to pass.
Nobody cares about kernel, I don't even know anyone who builds their own (I use Gentoo btw), they either go bleed, or stable, nothing in between.
But package delivery matters a lot.
It's still the same function at the base level-- to deliver and install/remove, in an easy manor, whatever software package the user wants to use/remove. Whether it's a good system or not, is a separate issue.
Every Ubuntu based distro I've tested allows snaps. The highly touted beginner's distro Linux Mint sure does. Even Fedora can use snaps and Ubuntu can use flatpaks if you want to be that silly. I have tested that both ways and it worked. But it was merely OKish. It's just Ubuntu pushes snaps and Fedora pushes flatpaks. So snaps aren't as insular as you seem to think.
For the user, there isn't much difference between a snap, flatpak, deb, or rpm in use. The basic install or remove experience is meant to be the same, it's supposed to be a carefully curated point and click. Even Gentoo's portage is supposed to be simple for the user. The one other not quite as common, but a bit more universal installation method for users is the appImage package. I use several appImages because that's the only way they are available. And personally, over the nearly 3 decades of fooling with Linux, I've had issues with all of the package management methods. I still have PTSD from being repeatedly caught in rpm hell back in the day or needing to compile from source. (Damn, I'm old)
The longer I use Linux, the more I think that whatever distro you choose, it's more a matter of how you personally vibe with that distro than anything intrinsically better than the rest of them. Just about everything else is window dressing.
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Valve isn't like most USA corporations, they're private and generally a lot better.
As an indie developer, Valve has helped me a lot. I have my game on Switch, Xbox One, Epic, and Steam, and Steam is by far the most revenue, and was the first platform that accepted my game. They make it so easy for indie devs to ship games - yeah the downside is they get a lot of low effort submissions, but the user rating system takes care of that (mostly). And they're adding more warnings for gamers about what games have AI generated content/art.
blocked by the revolving captcha security thing
I've seen this happen for people behind VPNs or using public access points (coffee shops, schools, etc). Valve has to do this to prevent spammers, and the sad part is a lot of real users get hit too. But before they did there was a lot more spam user accounts in the steam forums and messaging users, usually scams. If you still want to create an account and can't get past the captcha send me a private message and I can help you out with it.
I don't love Valve, as they're just a company at the end of the day, but they have done a lot of positive things for Linux gaming and the indie developer scene. Especially for linux graphics drivers.
Cheers, thank you for that info. It's good to hear from people with lived experience, real knowledge and experience. Yeah, I use a vpn and suspected it was the problem but even after I turned it off, cleared my browser cache etc, the captcha thing was not working. Bit of a mystery still.
I am not fanatical about stuff. I would consider changing my gaming set up - I like playing on a console so I might try a Steamdeck one day, like when my Switch needs replacing. I like the games I play on my Switch - but they are all ported from other platforms and were developed for them. I find most of the games available for Nintendo Switch, i.e. developed for it, totally uninteresting. Not the sort of thing I would ever want to play so in future I would be looking for a less restricted technology and access to more content. Also, I find the Nintendo shop unuseable. I recently looked for a virtual tennis game because I thought it might help me be more active and I used to enjoy tennis. Could not find a decent option - just cartoonish rubbish like some Mario tennis or Pokemon tennis rip-off. I get the impression Switch games are made to exploit children. That is a big ethical violation in my view. So, yeah, its a complex topic and I am still learning my way around.
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It's still the same function at the base level-- to deliver and install/remove, in an easy manor, whatever software package the user wants to use/remove. Whether it's a good system or not, is a separate issue.
Every Ubuntu based distro I've tested allows snaps. The highly touted beginner's distro Linux Mint sure does. Even Fedora can use snaps and Ubuntu can use flatpaks if you want to be that silly. I have tested that both ways and it worked. But it was merely OKish. It's just Ubuntu pushes snaps and Fedora pushes flatpaks. So snaps aren't as insular as you seem to think.
For the user, there isn't much difference between a snap, flatpak, deb, or rpm in use. The basic install or remove experience is meant to be the same, it's supposed to be a carefully curated point and click. Even Gentoo's portage is supposed to be simple for the user. The one other not quite as common, but a bit more universal installation method for users is the appImage package. I use several appImages because that's the only way they are available. And personally, over the nearly 3 decades of fooling with Linux, I've had issues with all of the package management methods. I still have PTSD from being repeatedly caught in rpm hell back in the day or needing to compile from source. (Damn, I'm old)
The longer I use Linux, the more I think that whatever distro you choose, it's more a matter of how you personally vibe with that distro than anything intrinsically better than the rest of them. Just about everything else is window dressing.
Every container package delivery system will have issues with access - be it filesystem, other processes, whathaveyou.
Which is not an issue you want beginners to face.
Which is why I suggest Mint - which does not use snap by default at all. It just goes down much easier.
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ok, but you are ok with Nintendo then??
The form factor of switch/steam deck is expanding, valve doesn't by any means have a stranglehold over it, they are by far the biggest player but the benefits to linux gaming are shared across the board which opens up the entire industry not closes it down?
You make fair comment. I don't disagree with 99% of what you say. However, I stand by my words about addiction. I agree gaming is potentially a very benign thing and I get a lot of pleasure from gaming but I still want to red flag some aspects of it where addiction does seem to be a factor. Being addicted to gaming has led to health problems for players e.g. repetitive strain injuries or tendonitis - it has adversely affected my health, made my arthritis worse, caused tendonitis so I have had to cut back etc. In extreme cases, addicted gamers have murdered their own babies or been violent to partners because they were distracted by them while playing, lost their temper, and lashed out. And getting players addicted is obviously potentially profitable but making profit from addiction is evil. I say 'responsible gaming' needs to be the uncompromising rule just like with anything else that can be addictive or mood-altering or get under our skins the way a well-made game can.
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When management doesnโt want to upgrade from XP because it still works
My highschool PCs had XP for as long as at all possible. They switched them to some beginner friendly Linux after. Way to go.
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Well, for people that buy into Apple, there's a higher chance that's the case
When I was kind of strapped on cash, the 2016 iphone SE was the most best choice by far. The android phones I'd had before that usually cost a similar amount and they all broke in less than three years. But that 290โฌ bad boy lasted until I lost it in 2023. Shame they're no longer making those. But I guess the silver lining is that people don't make fun of me for having an iPhone anymore.
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gaslighting
Bro, i cut my teeth on FreeBSD 2.2.x and lived through the Great Linux / Windows wars of 95 and 98โฆ
but im not so sure MS ever gaslit anyone. everyone seemed to have a pretty solid perception of reality.
Maybe the term gaslighting means something new to you
I use it in the sense that Microsoft is changing what you perceive to be ownership. They're essentially gaslighting you into believing that they actually own your PC, and that you need to upgrade to be compatible with Windows, instead of Windows being compatible with your hardware.
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Will installing / using this reset or format the Mac? I mean, as a first time install thing.
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Will installing / using this reset or format the Mac? I mean, as a first time install thing.
Believe so, yes. You have to clean install the OS with a installer made using the tool.
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Believe so, yes. You have to clean install the OS with a installer made using the tool.
Ah ok. Thanks!
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Well, for people that buy into Apple, there's a higher chance that's the case
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I use it in the sense that Microsoft is changing what you perceive to be ownership. They're essentially gaslighting you into believing that they actually own your PC, and that you need to upgrade to be compatible with Windows, instead of Windows being compatible with your hardware.
I use it in the sense
right, like i figured, youโve got your own definition
They're essentially gaslighting you into believing that they actually own your PC
can you share some examples of this behavior?
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I use it in the sense
right, like i figured, youโve got your own definition
They're essentially gaslighting you into believing that they actually own your PC
can you share some examples of this behavior?
Here's the definition I see:
psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one's emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator
My use is a bit hyperbolic, sure, but it's in the same vein.
Microsoft has slowly been taking more control:
- Microsoft Store w/ UWP apps - attempt at lock-in
- secure boot - makes some sense kn corporate devices, little sense on consumer devices and just forced Linux distros to scramble to support it
- Windows login - first optional, then default, then you need a workaround to avoid it
- Windows 11 essentially forcing a hardware upgrade, not for performance reasons, but "lock-in" reasons (need TPM because... security?)
They're really trying to take the "personal" out of "personal computer," all in the name of "security," implying that other approaches are "insecure."
In other words, they're trying to alter what we see as "reality" when it comes to control over our own devices.
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Here's the definition I see:
psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one's emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator
My use is a bit hyperbolic, sure, but it's in the same vein.
Microsoft has slowly been taking more control:
- Microsoft Store w/ UWP apps - attempt at lock-in
- secure boot - makes some sense kn corporate devices, little sense on consumer devices and just forced Linux distros to scramble to support it
- Windows login - first optional, then default, then you need a workaround to avoid it
- Windows 11 essentially forcing a hardware upgrade, not for performance reasons, but "lock-in" reasons (need TPM because... security?)
They're really trying to take the "personal" out of "personal computer," all in the name of "security," implying that other approaches are "insecure."
In other words, they're trying to alter what we see as "reality" when it comes to control over our own devices.
My use is a bit hyperbolic
it really is, across the board.
Itโs not 1998 anymore. No one cares about the desktop anymore as long as you can run Firefox.
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My use is a bit hyperbolic
it really is, across the board.
Itโs not 1998 anymore. No one cares about the desktop anymore as long as you can run Firefox.
I absolutely care, but maybe that's because I'm a developer by trade.
