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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)

submitted 11 months ago by billiam0202@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a "Subscription Edition," "Subscription Type," and a "subscription status."

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[–] JasSmith@kbin.social -3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

There was nothing accidental about Linus. He did it on purpose, the system very clearly told him not to.

No, the system asked him if he was sure he wanted to install Steam. He was.

And Proton works much better than you imply. I don’t know about their new “tiered” rating, but 30% games get Platinum rating (top 1000 most popular titles by player count).

You think telling players that 30% of their games are playable without issue is a benefit. What I read is that 70% of my games are not guaranteed to run.

And please don’t say anything about “UI polish” on Windows when it can’t even keep all its UI consistent - it’d be hilarious if it wasn’t so sad.

I’m not sure how you can compare different menu styles with allowing the entire OS to self destruct. That’s quite the disingenuous comparison.

And Twitch… almost every game in top #10 works perfectly without any troubles, so what’s your point exactly?

Of the top 10 video games playes on Twitch right now, these games either don’t run at all, or Proton reports game-breaking issues:

EA Sports FC 2024
Valorant
Fortnite
GTAV
Apex Legends (Linux players keep getting banned
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[–] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, the steam install failed, and he went looking for solutions and one of the potential solutions he found literally says "proceeding might break your system, continue?" And he said yes. The thing that broke his system had nothing to do with steam apart from being recommended by someone somewhere to fix the issue he was having.

Also you can very much play GTA V on Linux.

[–] unlimited_mana90@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You know when's the last time I nuked my Windows install from trying out suggestions on how to fix a failing steam install? Never.

If you think this should be a normal thing to happen, you can just continue to dream of seeing Linux desktop ever reaching mainstream status.

[–] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

And I never did it on Linux either. Just because Linus is a dumbass who can't read doesn't mean you should disregard an entire os.

[–] sanpo@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

It's pretty clear you're doing your best to misrepresent the reality, so arguing any further is useless...

Check you facts, see what Linus really did, as a self-proclaimed technical person you should be able to understand very clear warnings he ignored after running random commands he didn't understand.

What I read is that 70% of my games are not guaranteed to run.

Maybe read again. 75% of the most popular games on Steam have at least Gold rating, which means they have minor glitches or need trivial workarounds.

That’s quite the disingenuous comparison.

You've brought up the point about UI polish.
You're the one trying to compare UI polish to ignoring simple warnings.
Breaking your system on purpose does not quality as self-destruct.