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Windows 11 just isn't enticing Windows 10 users to upgrade, and its market share is actually falling (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 74 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Microsoft needs to re-evaluate the support window, because nobody's buying Windows 11. They fucked themselves with the high hardware requirements.

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  • [–] 63 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    And an incomplete product; windows 11 was less functional at launch than windows 10. I've been a windows user since 98 and that's the first time I can remember having said that. Sure, there were off editions that were weird and unpleasant, but I wouldn't say less functional. Windows 11 just flat out was an incomplete product at launch.

    And the live service dependencies: windows 11 pooping its diaper and having a fit about every other thing because it doesn't have an Internet connection even though an Internet connection isn't strictly necessary is a terrible UX choice. Anyone with half a brain knows it's because MS has decided that if you won't let them slurp that tasty, tasty data, then you shouldn't be able to use the product you paid for.

    And the plans to stuff ads into your operating system

    And them basically doing the same shit that landed them huge anti-trust lawsuits in the 90s, but we're doing it again because they figure they can make more money than the lawsuit will cost them, so fuck it.

    There's a lot to not like here.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Sure, there were off editions that were weird and unpleasant

    You could just say ME.

    But I'm curious, have the issues you've described made you consider leaving Windows?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Oh, I did. I ended up installing Linux mint and used it on my personal machine for about six months before re-installing windows. I would still be using Linux, I liked it a lot, but I found I had a lot of trouble getting multiplayer to work between my daughter and I. Gaming is 98% of the way there, but that 2% is really annoying and it's most of what I use my personal machine for. I'm sure I could have figured it out if I'd had a solid 12-36 hours to fine tune configs and Google hyper specific issues, but I just don't have that. I'm confident I will return to Linux in time, but Windows still has the edge in terms of out-of-the-box gaming, sadly.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    That was an effort to get people to buy new machines. I loaded it on my gen 7 i7 and my gen 8. Both run it just fine but microsoft insists that one is good and one is bad. Its all about new sales.

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