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Lupi

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cow of tailed snake (gay)

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you can say "chimoora" instead of "cow of tailed snake" if you want. its a good pun.​

i ramble about aerospace sometimes
I take rocket photos and you can see them @aWildLupi

I have a terminal case of bovine pungiform encephalopathy, the bovine puns are cowmpulsory

they/them/moo where "moo" stands in for "you" or where it's funny, like "how are moo today, Lupi?" or "dancing with mooself"

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MxSelfDestruct
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nat prediction: Windows 11 will move to a subscription model shortly before or after Windows 10 is EOL-ed in 2025

frankly, I'm surprised Microsoft hasn't already done this. They have an uncontested monopoly on PC operating systems, why aren't they doing anything about it?

When it happens, Windows subscriptions will probably be divvied up into a few tiers:

  • Windows 11 Basic: free with extra ads. ads in the start menu. ads on your wallpaper. ads on your lockscreen. ad notifications. ads injected into webpages. etc. missing "advanced" functionality, such as having multiple user accounts, multi-monitor support, 3d acceleration, update delays, most configuration options, etc.
  • Windows 11 Premium: Ads relegated back to start menu. 3d acceleration, configuration options, and multi-user mode re-enabled. Starts at $10/mo, includes OneDrive.
  • Windows 11 Professional: Ads relegated back to start menu, personalization can be disabled. Multi-monitor support re-enabled, extended configuration options are exposed, allows for removal of some pre-included software, and updates can be delayed for up to 7 days. starts at $20/mo, includes OneDrive.
  • Windows 11 Enterprise: Same as above but more expensive because it's for institutions. Enables some features that sysadmins care about, starts at $50/mo, does not include OneDrive.
MxSelfDestruct
@MxSelfDestruct

I'd like to think such a thing would finally usher in the Year Of The Linux Desktop, but we said that about Windows 8 and 10 already...

there's a lot that needs to be done in a lot of departments, especially regarding internationalisation and accessibility. even then, there's also the matter of so much software being built exclusively for Windows. Most applications are built from the ground up for Windows, and most application developers have little to no Linux development experience.

I don't think Linux will ever supplant Windows, but hopefully in the near future it'll be able to seriously compete and outperform it in most use cases.

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MxSelfDestruct
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I'd like to think so too, but we said that about Windows 8 and Windows 10 already...

there's a lot that needs to be done in a lot of departments, especially regarding internationalisation and accessibility. even then, there's also the matter of so much software being built exclusively for Windows. Most applications are built from the ground up for Windows, and most application developers have very little Linux development experience.

I don't think Linux will ever supplant Windows, but hopefully in the near future it'll be able to seriously compete in most use cases.

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modulusshift
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anyway I don't think Microsoft will meaningfully change their business model. they effectively get a royalty on almost every computer sold anywhere in the whole world. Doing anything to threaten that would be killing the golden goose. They get effectively free advertising as background radiation. Everyone who needs a business solution but doesn't want to involve another vendor will check Microsoft's proposal first. it's basically selling Teams subscriptions for them, which is meaningfully competing with Slack and Discord in the business space.

Microsoft will always make tons of money being The Default. they'll look to add to that business, not milk it.

but yeah they might fill it with ads for non-corporate uses

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I have a horrified curiosity as to how it's all going to play out. I remember when everyone freaked out over Secure Boot, thinking that Microsoft would wipe our ability to boot any other OS on new PCs, but that turned out to not be the case, perhaps because we threw a stink about it, but also because Microsoft has come to value open source, albeit in a very abusive way.

Linux/*BSD/etc. may not dominate, but that's not our "place" in the world. There's just enough of us ideological misfits around to churn out useful FOSS projects that corps like Microsoft or Apple or whatever can lean on to support their bottom line, for free even.

I think some of us are waking up to this abusive relationship, seeking out alternative licences over the GPL or what-not. Maybe a little bit of selfishness in moderation is a good thing.

I don't know if it will be enough to change the trajectory of things. Software as a service cemented itself into daily life a long time ago; my Windows 11 experience was loaded with ads right from the get-go, and even without paying a sub, I still had that regular reminder that my PC wasn't mine.

I dunno what else to do other than to install Linux and hunker down in a tiny area of desktop PC life and hope that hardware drivers continue to work on whatever comes out of fabs in the future.

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@lapisnev

Linux will never completely replace Windows because most computer users just want the computer to work like an appliance and don't care how it actually works. Microsoft will have to royally fuck up and disappear overnight for anyone else to pop in and take their place, and I think even charging subscription for Windows will not be enough.

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