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Windows 12 could be the tipping point that finally pushes you to Linux - here's why (www.zdnet.com)
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[–] 17 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Windows peaked at version 7, last version I used was 10.

Gaming was the only thing that needed windows, but Valve solved that.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I don't even remember 7 now. I know I had it I just don't remember it. seems like after XP it was all downhill. I remember the shit that was Vista, but 7 and 8 I don't remember at all. probably because they had such a short lifespan. 10 was absolute shit and 11 made me switch to Linux.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Hey, I switched when Vista was released. I’ve spent a pretty long time with macOS for the need of design software, and it feels sad I’ve abandoned macOS now as Apple has these wonderful ARM processors. But reading other people opinions about Tahoe, it feels like I didn’t make a mistake. I’m pretty happy with Sway WM these days.

    The best time to switch was Windows Vista, the second best time is now. Glad you did it!

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Vista was fine. They just made the shift then to signed drivers, so anyone with old hardware was fucked. Windows 7 was no better, really; it had just been long enough that most people were using hardware with signed drivers by then, or were willing to accept that the "old thing" didn't work anymore, so the perception was that it just worked.

    Granted, Vista had bad default theming, so 7 looked better (by default). That probably plays a lot into the hate for Vista, too.

    (iirc)

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