rluker5 ejolson said: Given the historical record dating back to 1990's that sparked the saying "we're not done until Novell won't run" I can see how people get suspicious so quickly. While I easily understand people who just use a computer with the operating system that came preinstalled, what I can't understand is why anyone going to the trouble of installing an operating system themselves would try to install Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Office is now an Internet app and the AAA gaming market is not large enough to support develop of Windows on its own. For me and most Windows is easier and works better. I tried Linux last month and it was a big waste of time. It did seem better than the last time I tried, but basically nothing was as good and some features and hardware support were missing. Reply
rluker5 LordVile said: I mean maybe don’t install an OS on unsupported hardware then? Sshhh! Reply
Ogotai LordVile said: I mean maybe don’t install an OS on unsupported hardware then? its only unsupported cause microsoft made it that way with the TPM requirement. a friend at work showed me a post a few months ago, that a brand new xeon based system with 128 gigs of ram, couldnt run win 11.. and yes, the xeon cpu as a curent gen, maybe last gen cpu… but for some reason, didn have a tpm on it… comps that, hardware wise, will run win 11 just fine are now obsolete cause of the TPM… Reply
kenjitamura rluker5 said: For me and most Windows is easier and works better. I tried Linux last month and it was a big waste of time. It did seem better than the last time I tried, but basically nothing was as good and some features and hardware support were missing. Hardware's a mixed bag but I basically only ever advocate for people to try linux on machines that come pre-installed with it from vendors. System76, Kubuntu Focus, Lenovo, and Dell come to mind. If you're willing to tinker you can get most commercial hardware in a good enough state but no one wants to go through that and to be honest it's counter productive for people advocating linux desktop to promote it in a way with disadvantages other platforms don't have. Vendor hardware they at least have loaded up a linux OS in advance at some point and included configuration tweaks or startup scripts to work around the most noticeable issues. No one says "Hey, you want to try the Mac ecosystem why not just make yourself a Hackintosh?" Reply
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