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Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account (www.theverge.com)
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[โ€“] warm@kbin.earth 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Never said it was the fault of the creators, I love the idea of Linux and wish it was the mainstream desktop OS, then none of these issues would really exist. I only have issue with people pretending it's so simple to change to it from Windows, which is just almost never true.

I have an Nvidia card because it was the best option for me at the time I bought it, Valve's Proton hadn't matured enough for Linux to even be considered for gaming at that time (other Linux quirks aside). As much as I support FOSS, I love playing a variety of games with friends and that just wasn't going to be feasible with Linux 5-6 years ago. I wasn't going to dual-boot when I would end up spending most of my time in Windows anyway and the rest of my time troubleshooting Linux.

Now AMD has released a good card, Proton is really good and Linux has progressed further to where I can seriously consider it. With Windows 10 support ending, I am very likely to jump ship.

[โ€“] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

Sorry, I was not trying to put words in your mouth. I just usually hear, "Linux not good for me because it doesn't support my setup well enough" when it should be "Linux not good for me because the manufacturers of my hardware don't support Linux well enough". Trying to put blame where it belongs in hopes of raising awareness to both users and manufacturers.

I also mistakenly thought you mentioned a newer Nvidia card when you are considering AMD. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ Good luck in your computing future!