• 👁️👄👁️@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    Reminder that Microsoft is trying to shift Windows to be entirely cloud based, so this can easily happen overnight without your consent. You don’t own your OS. Linux is the only way, unless you’re one of those strange BSD folks.

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        2 years ago

        Ik this is sarcastic but the video games issue is real regardless of Proton and its derivatives on Linux. Windows really is the best way to game right now

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    2 years ago

    Isn’t this bypassed by clicking “More info” and the “Run” button appears?

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    2 years ago

    I remember a similar scare when Vista was coming out, and then nothing happened. Probably the tech wasn’t ready then and now it is, that’s why is so encouraging so see big progress in Linux gaming, just in case.

    Edit: found a source for the Vista thing https://www.forbes.com/2007/02/10/microsoft-vista-drm-tech-security-cz_bs_0212vista.html?sh=38c0bc9e175e

    And yes, we know the picture is fake, but the Pluton platform is real and the nefarious intentions can always be counted on.

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    2 years ago

    Imagine still using Windows after all the shit they’ve pulled over the years.

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    2 years ago

    Microsoft can’t be bothered to make a single, unified control panel but they have resources to work on shit like this.

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    2 years ago

    I’ve never heard of microsoft pluton- that’s why I wasnt talking about it

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    2 years ago

    I switched to pop os recently and I’m never going back to Windows. It’s easier now than ever to switch to Linux, even for gamers. Steam, proton, and wine have made running your Windows apps and games in Linux so easy. You’d have to have a very specific use case to justify staying with Windows now.

    Here’s a fun one: I own two video capture devices, an Elgato HD 60 S and an Avermedia LiveGamer Portable 2. Both do not work in Linux. I found a simple USB HDMI capture device that works in Linux and cost a fraction of what thosmother overhyped ones cost me. It works way better than they ever did. That was one of my last adjustments. I can still stream my Switch and PS5 on Twitch, no problem.

    That’s a pretty niche use case and it was easy.