I was saying death to Windows.
this post was submitted on 15 Jan 2025
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I need Windows to die because I'm tired of having to use it just to get proper HDR and Nvidia support. Or at the very least, AMD GPUs need to get better.
I've finally banished Windows to a virtual machine, and am gearing up to fistfight Easy: ~~Anti-cheat~~ Rootkit AKA Fucking piece of shit that does precisely fuck-all to stop cheating despite having access to kernel space in order to get Sea of Thieves working on my virtual machine.
Ouch, someone got roasted!
Big "if" these days
Shots fired!
What about Microsoft isn't a hollowed shell at this point? Maybe letting go of the gamers will let them find out a new way to make money.
good experience on Windows
Windows 7 was the last time I had that experience lol
98 Good
ME Bad
XP Good
Vista Bad
7 Good
8 Bad
10 Good
11 Bad
Let me know when 12 is out I guess...
Remember when windows said 10 would be the last version of windows, and they’d just keep sending updates from then on? That lie didn’t last long…
And they’re EoLing it this coming October! Can’t they wait until 12 at least to do that? I can’t remember the last time the end of life came before two versions had gone by. Wtf!
They’re desperate to get people on to 11.
Windows 11 is to Windows 10 what XP was to 2000. Stop it.
Dunno bout 10 being good though. I can only stand it cuz i have Classic Shell
10 is tolerable at best. Still get annoying notifications about shit I haven't asked for and nag screens about how my PC isn't compatible with 11 and what I need to do to update. Also the settings menu is dogshit compared to 7.
Can't ignore 2000! That was one of the best!
As a computer os, it was great. Using it to play games not so much. I had quite a few that wouldn't work with 2000.
It really was. Super stable and no bullshit. Peak windows UI IMO.
Windows 365 is next
As long as my license key from 2007 still works im chill
Actually I got so tired of the nagging to link to my Microsoft account I just cracked it. I do have a legal license key (2 I think actually), but it was more expedient to run the cracking tool.
Ohhh, I can't wait to pay a sub for my OS... that I will have no control over
Honestly almost everything works on my steam deck. The only things that don't work are online only games with anti-cheat, and I barely ever touch those. I could possibly make the leap on my main pc to be fully steamos
Make the switch to Linux, by all means but I don't think you should use SteamOS as a desktop OS.
Especially if SteamOS remains immutable when it lands, then I really won't be able to suggest it except for situations like "my kids have a habit of blowing up their computers" or something.
I actually like immutable OSes exactly because most people do have a habit of blowing up their computers.
But have you tried to use one as a daily? Concept is great, but I wanted to erase kinoite from the face of the planet about 4 hous in.
All I want is for people to make informed choices when picking an OS for a machine. An immutable OS has value in the right circumstances, but if you weren't expecting that it would definitely be frustrating.
My kids play on my Steam Deck so I know all too well how useful it can be lol. I've done many Windows reinstallations in my time.
Yet or ever
Ever. It's not a desktop OS.
Darn, so you mean "We expect most SteamOS users to get SteamOS preinstalled on a Steam Machine" meaning handhelds?
Here I thought maybe they would go full fledged desktop OS 😞
I don't think they mean necessarily handhelds but definitely console-like machines. Like the OG steam machines.
Thank you
Windows feels like a bit of a sinking ship. Not entirely, and it's slow, but the feeling is present and consistent. I don't want to keep having to rip apart the OS to remove shit they shoved onto my hardware without my consent. I just want an easyish experience that I can do my shit on, and they aren't really interested in that it feels.
In comparison to that, alternatives like steam os sounds great to your average user.
the only one that can windows is microsoft
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