Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agoNo Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soonarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkNo Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soonarstechnica.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareShaunaTheDead@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoWell if you’re tired of Microsoft, you can install any of the many Linux distros completely free
minus-squarebe_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoFor non-tech users I think the problem is momentum, for technical users it’s (IMO) Stockholm Syndrome a good percentage of the time.
minus-squarelilmann@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoI will when I can install all the programs I need that exist on Mac and Windows.
minus-squareShaunaTheDead@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoYou can. Just install them through WINE or Valve’s Proton compatibility tool.
minus-squarebrie@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoWINE and Proton are great, but it really depnds on what programs in particular are needed. Even one unsupported application can be a dealbreaker when no alternatives exist or are acceptable substitutes.
Well if you’re tired of Microsoft, you can install any of the many Linux distros completely free
For non-tech users I think the problem is momentum, for technical users it’s (IMO) Stockholm Syndrome a good percentage of the time.
I will when I can install all the programs I need that exist on Mac and Windows.
You can. Just install them through WINE or Valve’s Proton compatibility tool.
WINE and Proton are great, but it really depnds on what programs in particular are needed. Even one unsupported application can be a dealbreaker when no alternatives exist or are acceptable substitutes.
You can run them in a VM…