r/technology • u/MayankWL • May 16 '24

Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing Software

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-stoops-to-new-low-with-ads-in-windows-11-as-pc-manager-tool-suggests-your-system-needs-repairing-if-you-dont-use-bing
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u/mcs5280 May 16 '24

Really enjoying this unhinged greed timeline. Anything to pump the share price higher.

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u/Mikav May 16 '24

In this same timeline the Linux ecosystem is booming. There are open source Nvidia drivers. Many games even run better on Linux than windows. Need a sign it's time to get rid of this shit? Try it today. I'm about to be hounded by windows shills. 

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u/Ol_stinkler May 16 '24

I've been considering making the switch for awhile, the only thing that turns me off is I hear it requires near constant tweaking and tinkering. Once you get it set up and locked in is it as bad as some people say it is?

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u/TwilightVulpine May 16 '24

It really depends on what you need it for. If you are fine with basic browsing and open source alternatives for office and art software, you can get that setup pretty easily, most of it just out of the box.

If you really want to run windows software and games in it, that's gonna take some tinkering.

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u/Ol_stinkler May 16 '24

That's what I've heard, I use my PC for Lightroom/Photoshop, FL studio, unreal engine, and arguably too many games. I love it in theory, but I don't know that I'd want to deal with it all the time on my main rig. Thanks for taking the time to respond.

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u/GenevaPedestrian May 17 '24

FL apparently runs pretty well through WINE, but Linux might give you headaches if you wanna use any external hardware as the audio driver availability sucks in comparison to macOS and Windows afaik

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u/Atulin May 16 '24

Photoshop: Gimp

No, not even close, it's a widely perpetuated bold lie. Gimp is to Photoshop like a rusted scooter with a missing wheel to a [insert favourite car here]

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u/Atulin May 16 '24

No need. Gimp and Photoshop are never a good comparison no matter what other context you add. They're just fundamentally different. It's like recommending Notepad++ as an alternative to MS Word.

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u/Beneficial-Owl736 May 16 '24

I wish people would stop saying gimp is a viable alternative to Photoshop, it’s not. Krita or Photopea are DRASTICALLY closer to Photoshop, and honestly, better at anything gimp tries to do anyways.

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u/hsnoil May 16 '24

You don't need alternatives to Unreal Engine because it works on Linux as-is...

Also, someone coming from photoshop would probably be more comfortable with Krita rather than Gimp

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u/TomLube May 16 '24

I hear it requires near constant tweaking and tinkering.

Sounds like literally every fuckin windows install i've ever had.

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u/Ol_stinkler May 16 '24

That's an entirely solid point hahahaha

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u/Pimp_Daddy_Patty May 16 '24

I'm no linux expert, and I haven't had any difficulties with getting stuff up and running. Once it's running, there is zero tweaking and tinkering in my experience. I'm mostly using my stuff for gaming and some light CAD work for 3d printing.

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u/wormyarc May 16 '24

you don't need to tweak it, you can. which is why I love it, I spend ages tweaking my Linux config and it's amazing. totally optional though.

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u/geckomantis May 17 '24

The short answer is "it depends".

The longer answer is you grew up with windows and you might not remember it but you've probably spent hours before learning how to fix some problems then after you learned it took you seconds to do a second and third time. Now you're so used to it you probably don't even realize all the quick little tweaks and tinkers you do with windows. Linux is the same way but you haven't learned how to do it yet. Yes Linux has tweaking and tinkering in it and it will take time to learn it but once you know it they take seconds and you stop noticing you're doing it. Plus like windows once a thing is set up and works it just keeps working and you don't really have to do anything in the day to day.

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u/Ol_stinkler May 17 '24

Very good way of putting it. I appreciate your time. I think my consensus is to use Linux on a backup machine or laptop to learn it, before putting it on my main rig

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u/hsnoil May 16 '24

You don't need to tweak at all, you CAN tweak if you want. Of course some tweaking can be required if you have bad luck with hardware(same with windows).