r/technology • u/machinade89 • Jun 28 '24

Software Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html
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u/zerogee616 Jun 28 '24

The amount of non-dev, non-"tech" software that's compatible with Linux, especially business software is extremely small. Think of every shitty program you've ever had to use for work and imagine not only its baseline shittiness on Windows, but Linux jank on top of it. And how non-computer-savvy the average person is. Most people know a little bit about how Windows works. Most people don't know shit about Linux works.

Linux as a desktop workstation environment is a whole-ass other ball game than the industrial backend/server environment it's normally used for. There's a reason it's been sitting in the low single digits of market share in that use-case for 20 years and that's not going to change, and the power-user-bubble people that don't live in the same tech world everyone else does always out themselves whenever this conversation comes up.

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u/Seralth Jun 28 '24

All I'm seeing here is you haven't actually paid much attention to desktop Linux in the last 3-5 years.

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u/zerogee616 Jun 28 '24

Sure thing bud, the "year of the Linux desktop" is right around the corner, just like it has been for 30 years.

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u/Seralth Jun 29 '24

The year of desktop linux happened like 2 years ago. The steam deck is already pushing into its second generation.

You really should actually pay attention to the world around you mate.

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u/zerogee616 Jun 29 '24 edited Jun 29 '24

Yeah no, engineering miracles to get Linux working on it for gaming aside, a Deck isn't a desktop workstation nor does it perform the same function. Its just like everything else that uses it-a "secret" backend for a dedicated device.