I was talking to a couple of people about my positive experience faming on Linux since I switched recently, and one of them seemed really interested since he hates Windows.

The other guy mentioned “But some games still don’t work. Certain multiplayer games have kernel-level anti-cheat that doesn’t work on linux.” and I saw the first guy visibly lose interest even though I would have bet money he was going to actually try linux before. So I asked him “Do you play competitive multiplayer games?” “No, not really.”

The fact that linux can’t run every game is apparently a turn-off for some people, even if they aren’t games they want to play.

really really want that kernel level malware

gold

Ironically, this is the way to do that. If you want to be more secure you only use Windows for those particular games and nothing else.

easy don't play those games

It blows me away that EVERY machine I have worked on in manufacturing runs on Windows or some fuckin one-off HMI thing that has no documentation and can never be upgraded.

Good luck getting 1-on-1 support from a representative at Microsoft, their support now is either articles or an LLM.

Contact Us? “Yeah first we need step 1 of 42069 completed before we can be any help”

The dumbest part of the article is that the author seems to be blaming Valve for games that chose a kernel level anticheat that only works with Windows and consoles.

But because many anti-cheat apps still aren’t compatible with Linux (hence, SteamOS), installing Windows on Steam hardware is currently the only way that gamers can enjoy titles that require them.

That isn't even a Windows issue. That is a publisher choosing an anticheat that has stupid limitations.

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