"It's not a goal in itself to convert users who already have a good experience."
  • demizerone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    20 minutes ago

    Windows is done. The only thing that can save it is if they turn it into a spy machine that can do your laundry. Then users will happily give them the keys to their lives and underwear.

  • arc@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    37 minutes ago

    SteamOS is about Valve not paying Microsoft a license fee. It’s not some egalitarian move by them but a cost saving. From a game dev’s perspective it’s additional cost and effort to port a game, or hope it runs under emulation with Proton.

    I am surprised they haven’t used it for cloud gaming yet since that’s where the real cost savings kick in but I bet they’re still saving on each Steam Deck they sell without Windows on it.

  • Heavybell@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    5 hours ago

    It’s not about killing windows… but if it were to have an accident, y’know… I’m just sayin’…

  • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
    132·
    8 hours ago

    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.

  • ThermonuclearCactus@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    11·
    14 hours ago

    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.

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    17 hours ago

    good experience on Windows

    Windows 7 was the last time I had that experience lol

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      18·
      17 hours ago

      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…

      • Iunnrais@lemm.eeEnglish
        13·
        10 hours ago

        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!

        • lightnsfw@reddthat.comEnglish
          8·
          15 hours ago

          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.

        • zerofk@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          Not a perfect analogy, but it fits. 11 is literally 10 with a higher build number and a different shell. The same relation exists between 2000 and XP.

          The problem is that the shell is what people interact with, and what they equate “Windows” with. Which is understandable and to some extent even correct.

          I also think there’s a fair amount of memory bias. People complained about every new Windows version.

  • Baggie@lemmy.zipEnglish
    261·
    18 hours ago

    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.

  • Razzazzika@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    17 hours ago

    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

      • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        15 hours ago

        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.

        • stevedice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          15 hours ago

          I actually like immutable OSes exactly because most people do have a habit of blowing up their computers.

          • frayedpickles@lemmy.cafeEnglish
            2·
            9 hours ago

            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.

          • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            3·
            15 hours ago

            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.

  • psyklax@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    38·
    22 hours ago

    The way that’s worded implies that the only way it can hurt Windows is if Windows sucks. Subtle and true. Do better Microsoft. Or don’t. We don’t care, we’re just doing our own thing.