Who is surprised?

  • normalexit@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    They will certainly succeed at driving some people away. I was a lifetime Windows user and I currently don’t have it installed on any of my machines now. I think the average Joe is blissfully unaware other than the occasional dialog about a new feature coming their way.

    I think they are going to lose more of the hardcore tech community with decisions like these, but I don’t know that they care.

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      but the “hardcore tech community” guys are the IT guys of all companies. so this means a lot of the people who are in IT related meetings and have a say in which OSes to install will now be opposed to Win11. A lot will probably suggest waiting to hopefully be able to skip 11, but some will choose alternatives.

    • Demdaru@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I hate being bothered. Linux, while overall almost botherless, still looses to windows.

      But damn me, when Win 10 loses support, I am jumping to nobara. Win 11 seems to be win 10 with every addon being something I harbor dislike for.

      • PhreakyByNature@feddit.uk
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        2 months ago

        I do like the convenience of Windows and I’m still on W10, when it loses support I’ll be switching to Linux too.

      • Kroxx@lemm.ee
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        2 months ago

        Linux, while overall almost botherless, still looses to windows.

        Been using mint for around 2 months and I would say this is pretty accurate. Pretty much every game I play works out of the box. Discord however crashes the whole system sometimes and I can’t figure out why. Would still recommend Linux over windows but you will for sure encounter more issues.

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      2 months ago

      In most situations i agree with you, but i think when it comes to the purchase of techie things (like which computers and OS a company should use) then the opinion of techies matters. Their opinion may not matter as much as it should, but in aggregate over time it can cause large changes in purchasing decisions