Our mobile-first world is slowly killing the ubiquitous operating system.
  • gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com
    7·
    7 hours ago

    I’m not really surprised. A phone can often be cheaper, can do a lot of the same tasks (and some a PC can’t do without special hardware), and generally has a better warranty program and tons of upgrade promotions. A lot of younger people have never needed to use a PC because they had tablets or phones.

    I also think the concept of having to pay for an OS license is kinda stale for MS in particular because they’re money grubbers in so many other ways. Just give out the OS for free to non-enterprise users and call it a day; it’s not like they’re using the revenue to provide desktop support or add customer value.

    • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml
      2·
      6 hours ago

      Good point on the phone. I have a pc mainly because…

      • I’m older and I’m just used to it
      • I’m an enthusiast and do some programming, specialized apps, etc that don’t and won’t work on phones
      • I do pc gaming
      • I build my own systems
      • I play with linux too

      If I just did browser, messaging, mobile apps/games and calls I’d just have a phone.

  • butsbutts@lemmy.ml
    3·
    8 hours ago

    I’ve been bad and have been using it again the past month cuz of VrChat. Time to work on getting it to run in ubuntu

  • Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    16·
    14 hours ago

    Well, they do keep making it worse. I just had to reinstall the os because 24H2 broke my whole system. The fact that I can’t translate my Playnite setup over is literally the only reason I haven’t moved to Linux.