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    [–] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Windows 12: Paintbrush now comes with ads to Microsoft's subscription AI Paintbrush service. Also bucket fill is now a $0.49 DLC.

    [–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

    "What to make quick copies of certain areas of the image? Buy 100 packs of both 'Copy' and 'Paste' tokens now on sale in the Microsoft store! Each use of Copy or Paste function uses only 1 token. Make sure you stock up for 'Back to School'!"

    [–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Remember when Microsoft said Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows?

    [–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Technically it was just a Microsoft Tech Evangelist that said that, in a non official capacity, and I'm pretty sure the sales people took him to the torture chamber after that.

    From a technical point of view, there was nothing stopping Microsoft from making Windows 10 a rolling release, so I can see how some naive fools might have convinced themselves that their employer wouldn't be shitty to their users for the first time ever.

    [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

    It wasn't just a tech evangelist. Our Microsoft sales people were telling us that feature updates would mean no more major os versions.

    [–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Don't let your guard down. Maybe this time they'll fully pull the TPM/UEFI trigger and make it impossible to install any other OS on new PCs... they have lots of leverage over manufacturers to tighten the screws on the BIOS and boot process.

    [–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    The European Commission would appreciate the multi billion euro "donation" from Microsoft if they did something so obviously anti competitive.

    [–] DetectiveKakuna@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    I agree, but also when has a threat of a fine ever stopped a capitalist from doing what they want? They just call it the cost of doing business.

    [–] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Okay I'm not very technical but I hate Microsoft with every fiber of my being and want desperately to break from them but can't bring myself to switch my regular and gaming PCs to Linux. It just feels like too much work like I'd be starting over and most of all I just fear change. Is there a good YT series/channel or blog or something I can check out that might make things a little less intimidating?

    [–] mister_newbie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Dude, with the exception of Gamepass, Linux gaming is really easy.

    If you're okay with Redhat/Fedora, using Nobara Linux (it's a spin-off, unofficial, but by the guy who does a lot of the Proton [magic compatibility sauce] stuff, GloriousEggroll, who AFAIK is a dev at RedHat) literally installs everything you need.

    Steam → Steam
    GoG/Epic → Heroic Launcher
    Amazon/Blizzard → Lutris
    Gamepass → You have to use the cloud version with Edge browser

    Click, install, game.

    There's only a few Anticheat PITA titles still (I believe Valorant is one) that won't work.

    [–] Lightning66@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Windows 12 dev employee: what if ... what if... We break the taskbar into bits.

    Wait wait wait.... I think we can uh... maybe just maybe not add bloat... Turns around to see the employer.... Gulp

    Turns back to screen... Adding bloat is always the answer... Right boss?

    [–] heimchen@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

    I am waiting for an taskbar, entirely replaced by bing chat. You will never find anything with seconds of the delay, besides internet websites and is horrible to use with bad internet. Offline mode will also not be available anymore, because Microsoft needs funktion critical telemetry